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Not All is Bad

Hope amidst the American carnage

Since 1980, more than 40 million people have been killed by the HIV/AIDS virus. Yet, despite the nearly fifty years that have passed since the onset of this pandemic, a definitive cure remains elusive. But progress has been made. Spread of the HIV/AIDS virus–which has ravished populations in Africa, America, and many other regions worldwide for nearly fifty years–has been slowed by modern medicine, coupled with increased public awareness, throughout much of the world.

  • New HIV infections fell almost 22 percent globally to 1.65 million[1]
  • HIV-related deaths decreased nearly 40 percent to 718,000 between 2010 and 2021
  • New HIV infection rates in sub-Saharan African countries have declined by 50 percent since their peak in the 1990s
  • From a staggering high of 21.8 percent in the 1990s, the likelihood of contracting HIV over one's lifetime in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped to 8.7 percent

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  1. Despite declined rates in Africa, new HIV infection rates have increased in central and eastern Europe, and throughout parts of Asia. ↩︎