HIV/AIDS
Global situation and trends: Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 60 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and approximately 30 million people have died of AIDS. In 2010, there were an estimated 34 million people living with HIV, 2.7 million new infections, and 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths. The WHO African Region is the most affected, where 1.9 million people acquired the virus in 2010. The estimated 1.2 million Africans who died of HIV-related illnesses in 2010 comprised 69% of the global total of 1.8 million deaths attributable to the epidemic.
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Prevalence
34 millionpeople live with HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2010
Number of people (all ages) living with HIVMortality
1.8 millionpeople died of AIDS-related illnesses worldwide in 2010
Number of deaths due to HIVPrevention
119countries reported a total of 95 million people tested in 2010
Facilities with HIV testing and counselling
