The number of people living with HIV in the UK has trebled in the last 10 years.
UK Statistics
People living with HIV:
* More than 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK
* One in three people with HIV are undiagnosed
* One in every 360 pregnant women in the UK is HIV positive
New HIV cases in 2007:
* 7,700 new diagnoses in the UK in 2007
* 2,700 new diagnoses among men who have sex with men
* 3,500 new diagnoses among people from black and minority ethnic communities
All figures from the Health Protection Agency report: UK HIV New Diagnoses, August 2008.
HIV is increasing in every region of the world
International Statistics
People living with HIV:
* 33 million people living with HIV worldwide
* 30.8 million adults
* 15.5 million women
* 2.0 million children under 15
New HIV cases in 2007:
* 2.7 million total new cases
* 2.3 million adults
* 370,000 children under 15
HIV-related deaths in 2007:
* 2.0 million total deaths
All figures from UNAIDS.
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