At the end of 1999, it is estimated that 34.3 million adults and children around the world were living with HIV/AIDS, and that 18.8 million people have died since the beginning of the epidemic.
在1999年底，估计全世界有3 430万名成人和儿童感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病，自这种流行病开始以来，已有1 880万人丧生。