Nearly half of all new HIV infections are among people aged 15-24.
It is estimated that there were 2.5 million people under 15 living with HIV in 2009.
Globally AIDS is the second most common cause of death among 20-24 year olds.
Every 16 seconds, someone dies of AIDS.
9 out of 10 people infected don't know that they are carrying the HIV virus.
Roughly one tenth of new HIV infections result from needle sharing.
30% of global HIV infections outside of sub-Saharan Africa are caused by the use of injecting drugs.
34 million people were living with AIDS at the end of 2010.
In 2009 there were 1.8 million AIDS related deaths, lower that the 2.1 in 2004.
2.6 million people were newly infected with AIDS in 2009, down from 3.1 in 2001.
UNAIDS and the WHO estimated that AIDS killed more than 25 million people between 1981, when it was first recognized, and 2005, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in recorded history.
16.6 million children aged 0 - 17 have lost their parents due to HIV.
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