FAST FACTS HIV and AIDS2 Globally, 40.3 million people were living with HIV in 2005. Among those infected, one-third are young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years and 2.1 million are children under age 15.* Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries the greatest burden of HIV, accounting for 64% of infections or 25.8 million people. In 2005, there were an estimated 5 million new HIV infections in SSA; Everyday, nearly 1,800 children and 6,400 adults are infected with HIV. In 2005, there were 3 million deaths due to AIDS in SSA; Children accounted for 1 in every 6 AIDS related deaths globally. *Until recently, rates of infection in children ages 0-15 have been based primarily on modeling estimates because children have not been included in HIV surveillance activities. Advances in HIV testing and the inclusion of testing in national households surveys allows testing among children aged 18 months to 18 years. Tuberculosis3 Globally, 14.6 million people had active tuberculosis in 2005 More than 80% of all TB patients live Africa and Asia. There were 9 million new TB cases and approximately 2 million TB deaths in 2004. The number of TB cases is growing in Africa where it is still driven by the spread of HIV. One third of the 40 million people living with HIV, also have TB Malaria4 Approximately 40% of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, and there are between 350 and 500 million cases every year. One million people die from malaria every year. Most of these deaths (90%) occur in Africa and mostly in children under the age of 5. In fact, every 30 seconds an African child dies of malaria. Link to page on child poverty References 1. UNICEF, UNAIDS, USAID: Children on the Brink 2004: A Joint Report of New Orphan Estimates and a Framework for Action. New York, 2004 2. UNAIDS. AIDS Epidemic Update. December 2005. 3. World Health Organization. Tuberculosis Fact Sheet. March 2006. 4. World Health Organization. Malaria Fact Sheets. 2006.