• Estimated number of people living with HIV in 2007 was 33.2 million. More than 20 million people has died due to AIDS.
  • In 2007 there were 2.5 million new infections.
  • HIV continues to spread especially among young people (15-25 years) - almost a quarter of people living with HIV are under 25 years.
  • In Sub-Saharan Africa approximately 60 to 80 % of women have been infected by their spouses.
  • 10 % of the world's population lives in Africa but 63 % of HIV infected people live there.