Global burden of HIV/AIDS, December 1998
| Region | Persons infected with HIV | Prevalence (%) in 15–49 age range |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 22 500 000 | 8.0 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 210 000 | 0.13 |
| South and South East Asia | 6 700 000 | 0.69 |
| East Asia and Pacific | 560 000 | 0.07 |
| Latin America | 1 400 000 | 0.57 |
| Caribbean | 330 000 | 1.96 |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 270 000 | 0.14 |
| Western Europe | 500 000 | 0.25 |
| North America | 890 000 | 0.56 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 12 000 | 0.1 |
| Total | 33 400 000 | 1.1 |