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Data on the size of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

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Situation and trends

HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed over 36 million lives so far. 

In 2020, 680 000 [480 000–1.0 million] people died from HIV-related causes globally. There were approximately 37.7 million [30.2–45.1 million] people living with HIV (PLHIV) at the end of 2020 with 1.5 million [1.0–2.0 million] people becoming newly infected with HIV in 2020 globally. 

The WHO African region is the most affected region, with 25.4 million [20.7–30.3 million] people living with HIV in 2020. Also, the WHO African region accounts for almost 60% of the global new HIV infections. 

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Data on the size of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
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