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
37.6
MILLION
people were living with HIV in 2020
690
THOUSAND
people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2020
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25 June 2021
Training on data on the location and size estimates of key populations in western and central Africa
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21 June 2021
Small steps towards a big goal
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21 June 2021
The importance of young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights to the global HIV...
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18 June 2021
UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of the former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda
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15 June 2021
Listening to the voices of migrants living with HIV in the Russian Federation
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14 June 2021
United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS draws to a close with a strong political declaration and bold new targets to be met by 2025
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