Table 3.

Estimated number of HIV infected persons in Malawi, 2003

Indicator	Number of PLWHA	95% Confidence Interval
Number of infected adults (15–49 yrs)	760,000	(630,000–910,000)
Number of infected adult women (15–49 yrs)	440,000	(370,000–530,000)
Number of infected urban adults (15–49 yrs)	240,000	(200,000–290,000)
Number of infected rural adults (15–49 yrs)	530,000	(440,000–640,000)
Number of infected older people (50 yrs and >)	60,000	(50,000–70,000)

Source: National AIDS Commission. HIV/AIDS in Malawi. 2003 estimates and implications. Lilongwe, 2004.