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Facts About Poverty & AIDS

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has affected the entire world, from the richest cities of the industrialized nations to the poorest villages in Sub-Saharan Africa. The truth on how this pandemic is devastating the most vulnerable of the world's populations, those without the benefit of being able to afford treatment and those without the tools to implement effective prevention, is undeniable.

  1. Prevalence in the United States

    • According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), while residents of one of the world's richest countries, more than 1.1 million people in the United States were living with HIV at the end of 2006. Approximately 21 percent of these people did not know their HIV status.

    Incidence in the United States

    • The highest rates of new HIV infections in the United States occur in minority groups according to the CDC. In 2006, 65 percent of new HIV cases were among African-American men and the incidence of HIV infection in African-American women was nearly 15 times as high as that for white women.

    A Vast Disparity

    • More than 60 percent of the HIV cases in the world are attributed to people living in Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the poorest regions of the world, according to a report by Peter Piot et al published in 2007.

    The Numbers Are Incredible

    • According to Avert.org, an international AIDS charity, in 2007 approximately 22 million men, women and children were living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    More Than Numbers

    • Of the 22 million men, women and children living with AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2007, Avert.org reports that approximately 1.5 million died, leaving behind an estimated 11.6 orphaned children.

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