HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and Around the World
Global:
It has been 25 years since the first case of AIDS was reported. Since that time, approximately 65 million people worldwide have been infected with HIV, including more than 25 million who have already died. Worldwide, half of those newly infected today are under age 25. Most people infected with HIV (9 out of 10) do not know it.
While every region of the world has been affected by HIV, Sub-Saharan Africa has been especially hard hit: the region accounts for almost two-thirds of people living with HIV/AIDS and almost three quarters of HIV-related deaths. Russia, India and China are considered "next wave” countries, where large numbers of people are infected with HIV. Each year, millions of more people become infected with HIV, putting the HIV/AIDS epidemic on track to be one of the worst epidemics in human history. But HIV is preventable.
U.S:
In the U.S., AIDS cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories. There are more than 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S., including more than 500,000 who have already died. An estimated one-quarter of those infected with HIV in the U.S. do not know they are HIV- positive. The number of new infections occurring annually in the U.S. has not decreased for more than a decade, remaining constant at approximately 40,000 new HIV cases each year. There are troubling signs that infections may be on the rise among some populations. In addition, not everyone who needs care and treatment has access.
