Table 2. Regional estimates of the prevalence of the herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among females, in 2003.

Region	Regional prevalence in millions, by age
	15–19 years	20–24 years	25–29 years	30–34 years	35–39 years	40–44 years	45–49 years	Total
North America	0.9	1.5	2.0	2.6	3.2	3.8	3.9	17.9
Latin America and the Caribbean	2.6	4.5	5.8	6.4	6.7	6.6	6.0	38.6
North Africa and the Middle East	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1	9.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	9.0	13.1	13.6	12.5	11.2	10.0	8.8	78.2
Western Europe	0.7	1.3	1.8	2.2	2.6	2.6	2.5	13.7
Eastern Europe and central Asia	2.7	3.9	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.7	4.7	28.9
Eastern Asia	2.6	4.4	7.1	11.1	12.8	11.9	12.0	61.8
Japan	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	4.1
Pacific	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.3
South Asia	4.1	5.4	5.5	5.4	4.9	4.3	3.7	33.2
South-east Asia	1.7	3.1	4.0	4.6	4.9	4.8	4.4	27.6
Australia and New Zealand	0.03	0.06	0.09	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.9
Total	25.8	39.4	46.5	51.5	52.9	50.8	47.9	314.8