HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

'The AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 24 000 [16 000–40 000] lives in the Caribbean in 2005, making it the leading cause of death among adults aged 15–44 years. A total of 300 000 [200 000–510 000] people are living with HIV in the Caribbean, including the 30 000 [17 000– 71 000] people who became infected in 2005. In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM*) region 240 000 [150 000–450 000] people are living with HIV, including the 25 000 [12 000–65 000] people who acquired the virus in 2005. More than 20 000 [13 000–36 000] people died of AIDS in the past year in this region'.

- The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO

* CARICOM comprises: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.