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AIDS and HIV Infections in SAARC Countries (as of 1 July 1997)
| Country | AIDS | HIV | ||
| Reported cases | Date of Last report | Estimated Infections | Rate per 1,00,000.Population | |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 01/03/97 | <20000 | <16 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 01/11/96 | 75 | 12 |
| DPR Korea | 0 | 01/11/96 | <100 | <1 |
| India | 3183 | 01/04/97 | 25,00,000 | 262 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 01/04/97 | 9,5000 | 47 |
| Maldives | 5 | 01/04/97 | 60 | 23 |
| Myanmar | 1822 | 01/04/97 | 3,50,000 | 737 |
| Nepal | 87 | 01/04/97 | 5,000 | 22 |
| Sri Lanka | 74 | 01/04/97 | 6,000 | 32 |
| Thailand | 59782 | 01/04/97 | 8,00,000 | 1345 |
| Total | 65091 | - | 73,750,000 | 7258 |
Note : Population estimates for
1996 for all Countries except Bhutan are based on UN population
figures for mid-1994
with annual growth rates applied as appropriate.
Source : WHO/SEARO, STD/AIDS Unit.
Report : WHO, Regional Health Report 1997, South Asia Region, New
Delhi 1997.