Facts About HIV/AIDS
We are threatened with extinction. People are dying in chillingly high numbers. It is a crisis of first magnitude.
Festus Mogae
Former President of Botswana
The following information has been obtained from the UN AIDS website, updated in July 2008. Click here to visit their website for more information.
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| Global summary of the AIDS epidemic, December 2007 | ||
| Number of people living with HIV in 2007 | Total | 33 million [30 – 36 million] |
| Adults | 30.8 million [28.2 – 34.0 million] | |
| Women | 15.5 million [14.2 – 16.9 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 2.0 million [1.9 – 2.3 million] | |
| People newly infected with HIV in 2007 | Total | 2.7 million [2.2 – 3.2 million] |
| Adults | 2.3 million [1.9 – 2.8 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 370 000 [330 000 – 410 000] | |
| AIDS deaths in 2007 | Total | 2.0 million [1.8 – 2.3 million] |
| Adults | 1.8 million [1.6 – 2.1 million] | |
| Children under 15 years | 270 000 [250 000 – 290 000] | |
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| Estimated adult and child deaths from AIDS, 2007 | ||
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| Total: 2.0 million (1.8 – 2.3 million) | ||
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| Children (<15 years) estimated to be living with HIV, 2007 | ||
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| Total: 2.0 million (1.9 – 2.3 million) | ||
