Key facts about HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS 2021 estimates 38.4 million people are living with HIV worldwide
28.7 million people were accessing antiretroviral therapy
Still 10 million people need to be reached with antiretroviral therapy according to new guidelines
Around 1.5 million people are newly infected with HIV, out of which 1.4 million are from Sub-Saharan African region
Over 1.2 million people living with HIV died of AIDS-related illnesses.
68% decrease in AIDS-related deaths since the peak in 2004
52% decrease in new infections among children since 2010
* UNAIDS 2021