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HIV rates per 100,000 in Population Western Pacific Region of Island and Non-island Nations and Territories, l996   Highest reported HIV infection cases per 100,000 population (alphabetical):  Country WHO/Western Pacific Region South Pacific Commission  Australia 108.54 108  Cambodia 71.37 --  French Polynesia 72.04 75  Guam 65.61 60  Malaysia  87.06 --  New Caledonia 72.69 70  New Zealand 31.93 32   Lowest reported HIV infection cases per 100,000 population (alphabetical): Country American Samoa China Fiji Hong Kong Japan Kiribati Northern Mariana Is. Marshall Islands Fed. States of Micronesia Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Solomon Islands Tonga Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Western Samoa WHO/West Pacific 0 0.27 4.52 12.07 2.99 15.28 17.39 17.03 1.75 10.49 5.83 11.10 1.24 1.31 16.27 0.56 11.16 5.75 14.29 5.57 South Pacific Comm. -- -- 4 -- -- 11 16 16 2 9 6 11 -- -- -- 1 10 -- 14 5 Adapted from HIV infection charts from SPC and WHO (Western Pacific Region).