DataLEADS, New Delhi :
Bangladesh stands at the tenth position in HIV deaths among Asian countries, according to a UNAIDS report.
Bangladesh lost around 1,000 people in 2016 due to AIDS, says the report.
Whereas, India has the highest number of deaths in Asia as per the report. The disease claimed 62,000 lives in India in the same year.
Even as AIDS related deaths have declined in Asia, the disease continues to claim lives throughout the region. In 2016, there
were estimated 170,000 AIDS-related fatalities in the Asia Pacific region, down from 240,000 in 2010.
According to the UNAIDS report 2017, an estimated 5.1 million in the Asia Pacific region are living with HIV while only 2.4 million have access to treatment. Since data on China is not available.
India remains the country with the third largest population of people with HIV after South Africa and Nigeria.
Bangladesh stands at the tenth position in HIV deaths among Asian countries, according to a UNAIDS report.
Bangladesh lost around 1,000 people in 2016 due to AIDS, says the report.
Whereas, India has the highest number of deaths in Asia as per the report. The disease claimed 62,000 lives in India in the same year.
Even as AIDS related deaths have declined in Asia, the disease continues to claim lives throughout the region. In 2016, there
were estimated 170,000 AIDS-related fatalities in the Asia Pacific region, down from 240,000 in 2010.
According to the UNAIDS report 2017, an estimated 5.1 million in the Asia Pacific region are living with HIV while only 2.4 million have access to treatment. Since data on China is not available.
India remains the country with the third largest population of people with HIV after South Africa and Nigeria.
