Monday, December 1, 2008

HIV/AIDS by the Numbers



33 Million
Men, women and children living with HIV; globally

22 Million
HIV infected individuals living in Sub-Saharan Africa

15 Million
Children around the world orphaned by AIDS

1.2 Million
Americans living with HIV/AIDS

20 Years
Since World AIDS Day was established on December 1, 1988


Click here for more information on the global impact of HIV/AIDS.


Source: 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic: HIV and AIDS Estimates and Data, 2007 and 2001; UNAIDS

Photo: Rhyt at Flickr

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