AIDS in Americas
Last reviewed: 26-06-2008

A "March of Silence" in Mexico City in 2005 in support of people with HIV.
REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
KEY FACTS
| Latin America | |
| Number with HIV/AIDS in 2007 | 1.6 million (UNAIDS, 2007) |
| AIDS deaths in 2007 | 58,000 (UNAIDS, 2007) |
| Country with highest prevalence rate | Belize (2.5 percent) (UNAIDS 2005) |
| Caribbean | |
| Number with HIV/AIDS in 2007 | 230,000 (UNAIDS, 2007) |
| AIDS deaths in 2007 | 11,000 (UNAIDS, 2007) |
| Countries with highest number of people with HIV | Haiti and Dominican Republic (UNAIDS, 2007) |
| Country with lowest percentage of people with HIV/AIDS | Cuba (0.1 percent) (UNAIDS 2005) |
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