Table 1.
HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2014 (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, 2014a, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, 2014b, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, 2014c; UNAIDS Gap Report, 2014; USAID, 2014; UNAIDS Data at http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=UNAIDS&f=inID%3A32).
| Indicator (in millions or otherwise indicated) | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Global |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS 2014 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 36.9 |
| Estimated number of children living with HIV/AIDS, 2014 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Estimated number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS, 2014 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 1.2 |
| Estimated number of new HIV infections, 2014 | 0.22 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| -Adult (15 yr. +) | 0.17 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| -Children (<15 yr.) | 0.058 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| Number of adult population (15 yr. +) estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, 2014 | 3.0 | 20.3 | 34.3 |
| -Adult women (15 yr. +) | 1.7 | 12.1 | 17.4 |
| -Children (<15 yr.) | 0.36 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| % of young women (15–24 yr.) estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, 2014 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| % of young men (15–24 yr.) estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, 2014 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Estimated number of AIDS orphans (0–17 yr.), 2014 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 13.3 |
| Number of people estimated to be receiving ART, 2014 | 0.75 | 9.1 | 12.9 |