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Republic of Korea Country Review 2011. HIV and AIDS Data Hub for Asia Pacific (2011)

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Since 1985 when the first case of HIV was identified, the number of adults and children living with HIV has risen to an estimated 9,500 [7,000-13,000] in 2009, up from 5,200 in 2001. Among the total in 2009, almost a third (2,900) were women, up from 1,600 in 2001. In addition, there have been an estimated less than 500 AIDS-related deaths and HIV prevalence in the general population has remained at less than 0.1%.   Download this document.