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HIV/AIDS
New data shows that the global HIV prevalence – the percentage
of people living with HIV – has leveled off and the number
of new infections has fallen in part as a result of the impact of
HIV programs. However, in 2007, 33.2 million people were estimated
to be living with HIV. There were an estimated 1.7 million new infections
in sub-Saharan Africa. 68% of the global total of people living
with HIV is in sub-Saharan Africa. Mortality in Africa remains high
due to the extensive unmet treatment need. There is still a need
to review and adapt HIV prevention efforts as some countries are
seeing a reversal of their declining trends.
Statistics
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