Table 2.

China’s national HIV/AIDS estimates, 2003–09

	Estimated number of people
	2003	2005	2007	2009
PLWHA
Point estimate	840 000	650 000	700 000	740 000
Range	650 000–1 200 000	540 000–760 000	550 000–850 000	560 000–920 000
AIDS cases
Point estimate	80 000	75 000	85 000	105 000
Range		65 000–85 000	80 000–90 000	97 000–112 000
AIDS deaths
Point estimate		25 000	20 000	26 000
Range		20 000–30 000	15 000–25 000	22 000–30 000
New HIV infections
Point estimate		70 000	50 000	48 000
Range		60 000–80 000	40 000–60 000	41 000–55 000