Estimated number of people receiving ART, people needing ARV and percentage of coverage in developing and transitional countries by WHO regions,
Situation of December 2004 |
| WHO
region |
Number
of people receiving ARV therapy (low estimate – high
estimate)
|
Estimated
need
|
Coverage
|
| Africa |
310
000 (270 000 –350 000) |
4
000 000 |
8% |
| Americas |
275
000 (260 000 –290 000) |
425
000 |
65% |
| Europe
(Eastern Europe, Central Asia) |
15
000 (13 000 –17 000) |
150
000 |
10% |
| Eastern
Mediterranean |
4
000 (2 000 – 6 000) |
77
500 |
5% |
| South-East
Asia |
85
000 (70 000 –100 000) |
950
000 |
9% |
| Western
Pacific |
17
000 (15 000 –19 000) |
200
000 |
9% |
| All WHO
regions |
700
000 (630 000 –780 000) |
5.8 million |
12% |
