The Global AIDS Epidemic: Six Key Data Points


Published On: November 25th, 2009

World MapThe UN just released its latest estimates on the AIDS epidemic. The rate of new infections has been falling for more than a decade, but the total number of people infected with HIV hasn’t declined.

Here are a few key figures, along with estimates from 2001 for comparison. Note that there’s a fair bit of uncertainty around the figures, which attempt to capture the global epidemic.

People newly infected with HIV in 2008: 2.7 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2001: 3.2 million

People living with HIV in 2008: 33.4 million
People living with HIV in 2001: 29 million

Deaths from AIDS in 2008: 2.0 million
Deaths from AIDS in 2001: 1.9 million

In the past few years, the number of people living with HIV has remained essentially flat, the Associated Press notes. The UN estimates that 33.2 million people had HIV in 2007.

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