TABLE 2.

Proportion of reported AIDS cases by mode of transmission by region from 1996 to 1999^a

Region	% of cases
	Heterosexual contact	Homo- or bisexual contact	Intravenous drug use	Transfusion/hemophilia	Mother to child	Other and unknown
Africa	91	0	0	1	7	0
Latin America/Caribbean	61	26	7	1	5	1
North Africa/Middle East	58	10	12	16	5	0
South and Southeast Asia	31	34	28	2	2	4
Europe	76	11	10	2	3	0
Western Pacific	58	20	15	2	4	0
Total	56	21	14	3	4	1

^aData are from reference 111.