Table 2. Estimated number of surviving HIV infected children requiring treatment by age, 2007 [5].
AGE (years) | Total number estimated to be alive | Estimated number Alive and MSD1 free | Estimated number requiring Treatment |
1 | 334 | 285 | 49 |
2 | 388 | 300 | 88 |
3 | 315 | 245 | 70 |
4 | 250 | 207 | 42 |
5 | 239 | 202 | 37 |
6 | 242 | 198 | 44 |
7 | 258 | 200 | 57 |
8 | 207 | 158 | 49 |
9 | 186 | 140 | 46 |
10 | 144 | 106 | 38 |
2,561 | 2,040 | 521 |
1MSD = Infected children with moderate/severe disease who would meet treatment eligibility criteria.