Global Aids Facts

The Global AIDS Pandemic: Key Facts Unless otherwise noted, all statistics are from the UNAIDS 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. •

The HIV/AIDS pandemic causes approximately 7,400 new infections and 5,500 deaths daily.

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An estimated 33 million people worldwide were living with HIV in 2007, two-thirds (67 percent) of whom were in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Approximately 2.7 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2007, 1.9 million in sub-Saharan Africa.

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In 2007, approximately 2 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses. Approximately 75 percent of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

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More than 1,000 children under 15 years of age are infected with HIV every day, most as a result of mother-to-child transmission of the virus.

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Approximately 2 million children were living with HIV in 2007, up from 1.6 million in 2001. Children make up approximately 6 percent of the total number of people living with HIV.

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An estimated 370,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2007 – approximately 14 percent of the total new infections.

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An estimated 270,000 children died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2007 – approximately 14 percent of the total deaths due to AIDS.

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In 2007 there were about 1.8 million children living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. This represents nearly 90 percent of all HIV-positive children worldwide.

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In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 12 million children under age 19 have lost one or both parents to AIDS.

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Approximately 15.5 million women were living with HIV in 2007, up from 13.8 million in 2001.

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Worldwide in 2007, 34 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women received antiretroviral drugs to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. This percentage increased substantially from 14 percent in 2005. (UNGASS, April 2008)

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In sub-Saharan Africa, almost 63 percent of adults living with HIV in 2007 were women.

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As of December 2007, nearly 3 million people living with HIV worldwide were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) for their illness. This represents just 31 percent of the 9.7 million people in need of ART.

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In 2007, 198,000 children living with HIV worldwide were receiving ART. (WHO Progress Report, June 2008)

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