What is the AIDS death rate?
The study, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, shows that from 2010 to 2017, the age-adjusted HIV-related death rate (the number of HIV-related deaths per 1,000 people with HIV) fell from 9.1 to 4.7, a decline of 48%.
How many people have died of AIDS in the US?
Mortality and morbidity As of 2018, about 700,000 people have died of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, and nearly 13,000 people with AIDS in the United States die each year.
How many people in 2020 died from AIDS?
HIV continues to be a serious health issue for parts of the world. Worldwide, there were about 1.5 million new cases of HIV in 2020. About 37.7 million people were living with HIV around the world in 2020. An estimated 680,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2020.
How many people died from AIDS in total?
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 84.2 million [64.0–113.0 million] people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 40.1 million [33.6–48.6 million] people have died of HIV. Globally, 38.4 million [33.9–43.8 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2021.
Hiv-Related Deaths in 2020
U.S. Deaths
- In the United States, more than 700,000 adults and children have died of HIV-related complications since the start of the epidemic in 1981.1 Today, more than 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the United States, with more than 35,000 new infections occurring each year.1 Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for 70% of all new infections.6 Black people accou…
Gains and Losses
- The reduction in HIV deaths worldwide corresponds to the reductions in new HIV cases. Some of the greatest gains have been seen in East Africa and Southern Africa, where HIV deaths have been on the decline since 2010.10 The opposite is true in over 50 countries around the world where infection rates continue to climb. This includes countries in Eastern Europe and central Asia whe…
The Way Forward
- As of 2021, 27.4 million people living with HIV were on antiretroviral therapy, up from 8 million in 2010.13 While this leaves over 10 million people still untreated, the United Nations intends to narrow the gap with their ambitious 90-90-90 strategy, which aims to end the pandemic by 2030.14 The primary goals of the 90-90-90 strategy were meant to be met by 2020, namely:14 1…
Summary
- Since the start of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, more than 36 million adults and children have died of HIV, Even so, the death rate worldwide has dropped by more than 50% in the last decade. This includes many of the hardest-hit countries in Africa. Global efforts to end the pandemic by 2030 have led to increased rates of testing and treatment among the 37.7 million people living with HI…