HIV/AIDS: How many women in the world today are living with HIV?


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	Global Health Reporting How many women in the world today are living with HIV? UNAIDS estimates that 15.5 million women ages 15 and over are living with HIV/AIDS, accounting for half of all adults living with HIV/AIDS worldwide -- a proportion that has remained stable since the mid-1990s. In some of the most affected countries and for younger populations, HIV-positive women outnumber HIV-positive men. In sub-Saharan Africa, 59% of adults with HIV/AIDS are women. In the countries hardest hit by the epidemic, HIV is up to three times as prevalent among young women as among their male peers. In higher-income countries, the impact of HIV on women is growing and is most pronounced in marginalized sections of populations, including minorities, immigrants and refugees. In the United States, the proportion of AIDS cases among women has more than tripled since 1985, and HIV is the third leading cause of death for African-American women ages 25 to 44. Overview Facts at a Glance FAQ Libraries Organizations

What factors make women more vulnerable to HIV infection?

A combination of biological, social, cultural and economic factors contribute to women's increased vulnerability. In particular, gender inequalities prevent women from asserting power over their own lives and controlling the circumstances that increase their vulnerability to infection. Women are also physiologically more susceptible to becoming infected with HIV than men.

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