Definition: This entry gives an estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: HIV/AIDS - deaths mapRelated News
After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
FOX News - 5/22/2013 1:09:25 AM
AIDS-related deaths were 1.7 million, down from 2.3 million in 2005. Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at Kaiser, said most countries where the program operates have yet to reach the "tipping point," where new infections ...
HIV/AIDS: Bold new goal for 2020 set at UN AIDS summit
IRIN - 5/19/2013 11:53:02 PM
“This is something we can do,” he said. Outside the hall picket signs demanded urgent action. “We are at a crossroads,” said activist Larry Bryant, who has been living ... meetings,” she alleged. “The whole AIDS summit will have been a farce ...
One-in-four deaths in pregnancy due to HIV in worst-affected countries
Aidsmap - 5/19/2013 11:53:02 PM
HIV-infected women have eight times the risk of a pregnancy-related death compared to uninfected women (pooled relative risk [RR]: 7.75, 95% CI: 5.37-11.16), according to results from the meta-analysis published in the advance online edition of AIDS.
World’s largest HIV treatment program finally reducing AIDS-related deaths in South Africa
Raw Story - 5/14/2013 8:24:13 PM
One in ten South Africans is HIV positive but AIDS-related deaths are falling as ramped-up treatment begins to have an impact, the country’s official statistics ... since 2004 South Africa has developed the world’s largest HIV treatment programme.
Great strides are reported in eradicating AIDS/HIV in Africa
Catholic Online - 5/22/2013 6:56:00 PM
AIDS-related deaths, rates of infection drop noticeably, thanks to cooperation among African nations Once the fearsome scourge of the African continent, the rates of HIV/AIDS infection and AIDS-related deaths have dropped dramatically over the past several ...
UGANDA: AIDS leading cause of death in war-ravaged north - World Vision
IRIN - 5/17/2013 11:55:25 PM
"World Vision found that HIV/AIDS was the leading cause for death, constituting 69 percent of deaths in ... It said children were the main victims of a war that had cost the country more than US $100 million annually, an amount of money larger than the ...
Global AIDS Program Reaches Crossroads Amid Reality Of Economic Recovery And Budget Cuts
The Huffington Post - 5/21/2013 7:08:31 AM
AIDS-related deaths were 1.7 million, down from 2.3 million in 2005. Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at Kaiser, said most countries where the program operates have yet to reach the "tipping point," where new infections ...
UN: AIDS deaths down, treatment up in Africa
Turkish Weekly - 5/22/2013 6:31:32 AM
Many African countries have taken steps over the past decade to ensure that at least some of their HIV patients have access to treatment. The report, released Tuesday, notes that Africa continues to be affected by HIV more than any other region in the world.
Closer to a world without HIV
Hindustan Times - 5/19/2013 5:12:11 PM
Since then, proven prevention options have slowed HIV’s spread but thousands of people continue to get infected daily ... annual number of new infections by nearly 50%. World Aids Vaccine Day has come and gone but we must appreciate the ...
WORLD AIDS DAY, 2012
The White House President Barack Obama - 5/21/2013 7:11:30 PM
In 2010, my Administration released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy ... The road toward an AIDS-free generation is long -- but as we mark this important observance, let us also remember that if we move forward every day with the same passion, persistence ...
World Bank Group : World Bank Approves $US213 Million to Boost Trade and Improve HIV/AIDs Health Services and Road Safety in Tanzania
4-traders - 5/22/2013 9:26:19 PM
The financing will support the First Phase of the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program (SATTFP), a regional ... also boost Tanzania's efforts to provide road safety and HIV/AIDS and health services. "While the incidence of HIV among ...
One in 10 South Africans HIV positive
Times of India - 5/14/2013 4:49:28 PM
CAPE TOWN: One in 10 South Africans is HIV positive but AIDS-related deaths ... country's official statistics agency said on Tuesday. After years of dragging its heels on the HIV/AIDS crisis, since 2004 South Africa has developed the world's ...
Message for the World Day Against AIDS
Catholic News Agency - 5/23/2013 8:39:12 AM
To Bishops’ Conferences, to national and international institutions and organisations, to NGOs and associations involved in prevention and assistance, to men and women of good will. 1. The World Day against AIDS of this year, organised by UNAIDS ...
Agency Says AIDS-related Deaths Falling in S. Africa
Med India - 5/15/2013 4:02:21 AM
AIDS-related deaths are falling as ramped-up treatment begins to have an impact, says agency. After years of dragging its heels on the HIV/AIDS crisis, since 2004 South Africa has developed the world's largest ... in 2011. The country's population growth ...
Q&A: AIDS-Free Future Means Fighting Homophobia
ipsnews.net - 5/23/2013 8:46:21 AM
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2013 (IPS) - The global fight against HIV/AIDS has seen recent hard-won breakthroughs, including the discovery of the genetic hiding place of the virus by doctors in Australia, a 50-percent drop in new infections across 25 low- and ...
