Tbe aim of this article is to analyze the current situation of AIDS in Lati
n American countries. Specifically, to compare their situation with other g
eographic areas of the planet, the prevalence index per countries, distribu
tion per sex and age and, finally, the main ways of transmission in each co
untry. The most recent data published by OMS and demographic data obtained
from tbe Latin American and Caribean Demographic Ce;lt(,), (CELADL) was use
d, This analysis reflects that in Latin America it is impossible to talk ab
out,,UDS in a homogeneous way since tbe differences between countries are r
emarkable.