Estimated population sizes and numbers living with HIV, China, end 2005
| Population size estimate (range) | Estimated number living with HIV (range) | Estimated number living with HIV (mid-point) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Includes children infected vertically, nosocomial infection other than plasma donation, tertiary transmission in high prevalence areas. | |||
| Injecting drug users | 1.8–2.9 million | 230 800–344 900 | 287 900 |
| Female sex workers | 2.8–4.5 million | 20 800–31 600 | 26 200 |
| Clients of female sex workers | 21.9–37.4 million | 78 200–124 000 | 101 100 |
| High risk men who have sex with men | 3.6–7.1 million | 34 700–60 400 | 47 500 |
| Former plasma donors (FPD) | 1.2–1.5 million | 53 800–57 000 | 55 400 |
| Regular partners of high risk groups/FPD | − | 31 900–51 400 | 41 600 |
| Other* | − | 85 700–94 900 | 90 300 |
| Total | − | 535 900–764 200 | 650 000 |