Young people, HIV and AIDS
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Around 2,100 young people and adolescents are infected with HIV every day. In 2013, four million young people aged 15–24 were living with HIV, with 29% aged under 19. AIDS remains the number one killer of adolescents in Africa and the second-leading cause of death among adolescents worldwide.
The majority of young people living with HIV are in low- and middle-income countries, with 85% in sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in this region already have youthful populations, and this trend is expecte...
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