General Article Children and HIV & AIDS

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Key statistics

  • Of the estimated 3.2 million children under the age of 15 living with HIV, approximately 91% reside in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • An estimated 220,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2014, 190,000 of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • In 2013, approximately 190,000 children died of AIDS-related illnesses.
  • Approximately 220,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2014.
  • Between 2005 and 2012, estimated AIDS deaths among adolescents increased by 50%.
  • Adolescent girls (15–19) ...

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