Rank Table by:  Country Name    Number

Rank Country Name  Number  Year Global 2,000,000 2008 1 South Africa 350,000 2007 2 Nigeria 170,000 2007 3 Zimbabwe 140,000 2007 4 Tanzania (United Rep. of) 96,000 2007 5 Mozambique 81,000 2007 6 Uganda 77,000 2007 7 Malawi 68,000 2007 8 Ethiopia 67,000 2007 9 Zambia 56,000 2007 10 Cameroon 39,000 2007 10 China 39,000 2007 11 Cote d'Ivoire 38,000 2007 12 Russian Federation 35,000 2007 13 Thailand 31,000 2007 14 Sudan 25,000 2007 15 Myanmar 24,000 2007 16 United States of America 22,000 2007 17 Ghana 21,000 2007 18 Viet Nam 20,000 2007 19 Ukraine 19,000 2007 20 Lesotho 18,000 2007 21 Brazil 15,000 2007 22 Chad 14,000 2007 23 Angola 11,000 2007 23 Botswana 11,000 2007 23 Burundi 11,000 2007 23 Central African Republic 11,000 2007 23 Mexico 11,000 2007 24 Swaziland 10,000 2007 25 Colombia 9,800 2007 26 Burkina Faso 9,200 2007 27 Togo 9,100 2007 28 Indonesia 8,700 2007 29 Rwanda 7,800 2007 30 Haiti 7,500 2007 31 Cambodia 6,900 2007 32 Congo 6,400 2007 33 Mali 5,800 2007 34 Argentina 5,400 2007 35 Namibia 5,100 2007 36 Pakistan 5,000 2007 37 Nepal 4,900 2007 38 Guinea 4,500 2007 39 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,300 2007 40 Niger 4,000 2007 41 Dominican Republic 3,900 2007 41 Guatemala 3,900 2007 42 Benin 3,300 2007 42 Peru 3,300 2007 42 Sierra Leone 3,300 2007 43 Malaysia 3,100 2007 44 Eritrea 2,600 2007 45 Gabon 2,300 2007 45 Liberia 2,300 2007 45 Spain 2,300 2007 46 Italy 1,900 2007 47 France 1,800 2007 47 Honduras 1,800 2007 47 Senegal 1,800 2007 48 El Salvador 1,700 2007 49 Somalia 1,600 2007 50 Jamaica 1,400 2007 51 Ecuador 1,200 2007 52 Djibouti 1,100 2007 52 Guinea-Bissau 1,100 2007 53 Kenya 85000-130000 2007 54 Congo (Dem. Republic of) 24000-34000 2007 55 Algeria <1000 2007 55 Belarus <1000 2007 55 Chile <1000 2007 55 Egypt <1000 2007 55 Equatorial Guinea <1000 2007 55 Gambia <1000 2007 55 Guyana <1000 2007 55 Madagascar <1000 2007 55 Mauritania <1000 2007 55 Morocco <1000 2007 55 Panama <1000 2007 55 Papua New Guinea <1000 2007 55 Paraguay <1000 2007 55 Romania <1000 2007 55 Trinidad and Tobago <1000 2007 56 Bangladesh <500 2007 56 Bolivia <500 2007 56 Canada <500 2007 56 Estonia <500 2007 56 Germany <500 2007 56 Kazakhstan <500 2007 56 Korea (Republic of) <500 2007 56 Latvia <500 2007 56 Mauritius <500 2007 56 Nicaragua <500 2007 56 Portugal <500 2007 56 Sri Lanka <500 2007 56 Suriname <500 2007 56 Switzerland <500 2007 56 United Kingdom <500 2007 56 Uruguay <500 2007 56 Uzbekistan <500 2007 57 Armenia <200 2007 57 Bahamas <200 2007 57 Belize <200 2007 57 Costa Rica <200 2007 57 Israel <200 2007 57 Lebanon <200 2007 57 Lithuania <200 2007 57 Netherlands <200 2007 57 Philippines <200 2007 57 Poland <200 2007 57 Singapore <200 2007 57 Tunisia <200 2007 58 Afghanistan <100 2007 58 Australia <100 2007 58 Austria <100 2007 58 Azerbaijan <100 2007 58 Barbados <100 2007 58 Belgium <100 2007 58 Bhutan <100 2007 58 Comoros <100 2007 58 Cuba <100 2007 58 Czech Republic <100 2007 58 Denmark <100 2007 58 Fiji <100 2007 58 Finland <100 2007 58 Georgia <100 2007 58 Greece <100 2007 58 Hungary <100 2007 58 Iceland <100 2007 58 Ireland <100 2007 58 Japan <100 2007 58 Korea (Dem. Peo. Rep. of) <100 2007 58 Kyrgyzstan <100 2007 58 Lao People's Democratic Rep. <100 2007 58 Luxembourg <100 2007 58 Maldives <100 2007 58 Malta <100 2007 58 Moldova (Republic of) <100 2007 58 Mongolia <100 2007 58 New Zealand <100 2007 58 Serbia <100 2007 58 Slovenia <100 2007 58 Sweden <100 2007 58 Tajikistan <100 2007 59 Albania NA 2007 59 American Samoa NA 2007 59 Andorra NA 2007 59 Anguilla NA 2007 59 Antigua and Barbuda NA 2007 59 Aruba NA 2007 59 Bahrain NA 2007 59 Bermuda NA 2007 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina NA 2007 59 Bouvet Island NA 2007 59 British Indian Ocean Territory NA 2007 59 British Virgin Islands NA 2007 59 Brunei Darussalam NA 2007 59 Bulgaria NA 2007 59 Cape Verde NA 2007 59 Cayman Islands NA 2007 59 Christmas Island NA 2007 59 Cocos (Keeling Islands) NA 2007 59 Cook Islands NA 2007 59 Croatia NA 2007 59 Cyprus NA 2007 59 Dominica NA 2007 59 Faeroe Islands NA 2007 59 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) NA 2007 59 French Guiana NA 2007 59 French Polynesia NA 2007 59 French Southern Territories and Antarctic Lands NA 2007 59 Gibraltar NA 2007 59 Greenland NA 2007 59 Grenada NA 2007 59 Guadeloupe NA 2007 59 Guam NA 2007 59 Heard Island and McDonald Islands NA 2007 59 India NA 2007 59 Iraq NA 2007 59 Johnston Atoll NA 2007 59 Jordan NA 2007 59 Kiribati NA 2007 59 Kuwait NA 2007 59 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya NA 2007 59 Liechtenstein NA 2007 59 Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) NA 2007 59 Marshall Islands NA 2007 59 Martinique NA 2007 59 Mayotte NA 2007 59 Micronesia (Federated States of) NA 2007 59 Midway NA 2007 59 Monaco NA 2007 59 Montenegro NA 2007 59 Montserrat NA 2007 59 Nauru NA 2007 59 Netherlands Antilles NA 2007 59 New Caledonia NA 2007 59 Niue NA 2007 59 Norfolk Island NA 2007 59 Northern Mariana Islands NA 2007 59 Norway NA 2007 59 Oman NA 2007 59 Palau NA 2007 59 Pitcairn Island NA 2007 59 Puerto Rico NA 2007 59 Qatar NA 2007 59 Reunion NA 2007 59 Saint Helena NA 2007 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis NA 2007 59 Saint Lucia NA 2007 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NA 2007 59 Samoa NA 2007 59 San Marino NA 2007 59 Sao Tome and Principe NA 2007 59 Saudi Arabia NA 2007 59 Seychelles NA 2007 59 Slovakia NA 2007 59 Solomon Islands NA 2007 59 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands NA 2007 59 Syrian Arab Republic NA 2007 59 Timor Leste NA 2007 59 Tokelau NA 2007 59 Tonga NA 2007 59 Turkey NA 2007 59 Turkmenistan NA 2007 59 Turks and Caicos Island NA 2007 59 Tuvalu NA 2007 59 United Arab Emirates NA 2007 59 Vanuatu NA 2007 59 Venezuela NA 2007 59 Virgin Islands (U.S.) NA 2007 59 Wake Island NA 2007 59 Wallis and Futuna Islands NA 2007 59 West Bank and Gaza NA 2007 59 Western Sahara NA 2007 59 Yemen NA 2007

Notes: Data are estimates. UNAIDS recently updated global and regional data to reflect 2008 estimates. Therefore, the global entry above is a 2008 estimate; country entries are 2007 estimates. For most countries, UNAIDS provides estimates as well as ranges around the estimates that define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie. For some countries, UNAIDS provides only a range or an upper boundary to a range. These data were included above as appropriate.

HIV/AIDS estimates reflect improved and expanded HIV surveillance, country data collection, and methodologies as well as an increased understanding of the natural course of the epidemic. As a result, since 2007, there have been substantial revisions from previous published estimates. For more information on these revisions as well as other factors impacting HIV/AIDS estimates, see Sexually Transmitted Infections, ''Improved Data, Methods and Tools for the 2007 HIV and AIDS Estimates and Projections'', August 2008, available at: http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/84/Suppl_1/i1, and ''Understanding the Latest Estimates of the Global AIDS Epidemic'', available at: http://data.unaids.org/pub/EPISlides/2009/20091117_QA_Methodology_Ba....

Definitions: HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV can be transmitted through infected blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, and during pregnancy or delivery. HIV destroys certain white blood cells called CD4+ T cells. These cells are critical to the normal function of the human immune system, which defends the body against illness. When HIV weakens the immune system, a person is more susceptible to developing a variety of cancers and becoming infected with viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disease has four stages: primary or acute HIV infection, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and advanced HIV disease (AIDS).

AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease of the body's immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A person who tests positive for HIV is considered to have progressed to AIDS when a laboratory test shows that his or her immune system is severely weakened by the virus or when he or she develops at least one of about 25 different opportunistic infections -- diseases that might not affect a person with a normal immune system but that take advantage of damaged immune systems. People who have not had one of these opportunistic infections, but whose immune system is severely damaged, are also considered to have progressed to an AIDS diagnosis.

Sources: Global total available at UNAIDS, 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, 2009: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/EpiUpdate/EpiUpdArc.... Country totals available at UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2008: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/GlobalReport/2008/2....