AIDS BY THE NUMBERS

The pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to treatment and ending AIDS-related deaths is slowing down. See the latest data on HIV.

1.5
MILLION
people were newly infected with HIV in 2020
37.7
MILLION
people were living with HIV in 2020
680
THOUSAND
people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2020
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14 July 2021
UNAIDS report shows that people living with HIV face a double jeopardy, HIV and COVID-19, while key...
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8 July 2021
UNDP and UNAIDS support more than 300 pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV in Abidjan
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8 July 2021
UNAIDS is shocked and saddened by the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, the President of Haiti
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8 July 2021
African first lady technical advisers to align OAFLAD’s strategic plan with the new HIV targets
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7 July 2021
UNAIDS strongly condemns violence against LGBTI activists in Tbilisi, Georgia
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