• Asia and the Pacific p.2
• Caribbean 68 Eastern and southern Africa p.104
• Eastern Europe and central Asia p.156
• Latin America p.194
• Middle East and North Africa p.238
• Western and central Africa p.282
• Western and central Europe and North America p.336
• Annex on methods p.400

P.338 There has been a 24% drop in the annual number of new HIV infections in western and central Europe and North America since 2010 (Figure 8.1), and the number of AIDS-related deaths has declined by 34% (Figure 8.1). Numbers of new HIV infections among sex workers and their clients, however, have not declined at the same rate (Figure 8.2) (1). Despite data showing ongoing progress in HIV prevention, persistent social and economic factors, including stigma and discrimination, continue to cause health disparities, compromising the health and well-being of people from marginalized communities...