OVERALL
-- 65 million total HIV infections
-- 25 million HIV deaths
-- 38.6 million people currently living with HIV
2005
-- 2.8 million people died of AIDS
-- 4.1 million people were newly infected
AFRICA
-- Southern Africa is the epicenter of the global epidemic
-- 64 percent of the world's HIV population lives in sub-Sahara African
-- Transmission is primarily through heterosexual contact
-- More women are HIV infected than men
-- More than 10 percent of the adult population (15 to 49 years) is infected in most Southern African countries
-- In Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, more than 20 percent of the adult population is infected
-- South Africa (along with India) has largest number of people, 5.5 million, living with HIV
-- 17 percent of those in need of antiretroviral treatment receive it
UNITED STATES
-- The U.S. has seen resurgence in HIV transmission in recent years, primarily among men
-- An estimated 800,000 people are infected
-- 25 percent of those infected don't know
-- 44 percent of new infections are in gay men
-- Blacks and Hispanics account for 69 percent of all reported HIV cases
-- 55 percent of those in need of antiretroviral treatment receive it
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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