Table 2.
Regional and global estimates of the number of IDUs and the number of HIV-positive IDUs in 2007
| Estimated number of IDUs |
Estimated number of HIV-positive IDUs | Estimated HIV prevalence of IDUs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Median number | % | Median number | % | % |
| Latin America | 2,018,000 | 13 | 580,500 | 19 | 29 |
| Eastern Europe | 3,476,500 | 22 | 940,000 | 31 | 27 |
| East and Southeast Asia | 3,957,500 | 25 | 661,000 | 22 | 17 |
| Canada and USA | 2,270,500 | 14 | 347,000 | 12 | 15 |
| South Asia | 569,500 | 3.6 | 74,500 | 2.5 | 13 |
| Caribbean | 186,000 | 1.2 | 24,000 | 0.8 | 13 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,778,500 | 11 | 221,000 | 7.4 | 12 |
| Central Asia | 247,500 | 1.6 | 29,000 | 1.0 | 12 |
| Western Europe | 1,044,000 | 6.6 | 114,000 | 3.8 | 11 |
| Middle East and North Africa | 121,000 | 0.8 | 3500 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Pacific Island states and territories | 19,500 | 0.1 | 500 | 0.02 | 2.6 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 173,500 | 1.1 | 2500 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Extrapolated global estimates | 15,862,000 | 100.00 | 2,997,500 | 100.00 | 19 |
Data from Mathers et al. (2008), with modification.