The first case of HIV was detected at the end of 1990. As of September 2000, there have been 24,151 reported cases of HIV; 3,903 have developed into AIDS, and 2,035 people have died.
However, UNAIDS estimated that at least 99,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS as of December 1999, 20,000 of them are women.
Women living with HIV make up 13.5% of the total, and are increasing. In some southern provinces, the proportion has reached nearly 50%.[i]
HIV/AIDS infection rates among pregnant women increased from 0.02% in 1994 to 0.12% by the end of 1998. [ii]

Other Countries

Estimated Number of Adults (15-49) living with HIV/AIDS in other countries, end of 1999 [iii]
Country	Adults	Women
Hong Kong	2,500	630
Indonesia	52,000	13,000
Japan	10,000	1,300
Laos	1,300	650
Malaysia	48,000	4,800
Mongolia	<100	<100
Papua New Guinea	5,200	2,600
Philippines	26,000	11,000
Singapore	3,900	790

[i] Information on Vietnam from UNAIDS fact sheet, 2000 and UNDP/Vietnam

[ii] UNAIDS Vietnam Strategy on Aids Prevention and Control 2000-2005

[iii] UNAIDS fact sheet, 2000

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