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﻿THE PROBLEM:

AIDS is a huge problem all over the world, in some areas more than others. Before looking at the specific problems of AIDS in different areas of the world, it is more helpful to understand the scope of this problem. Most people have heard of this deadly virus, but I'm sure much of these statistics are unknown to many readers; this isn't uncommon, of course. What with the horrors that occur due to this virus, it isn't surprising what people try to cover up...

According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS:
 * The number of people with HIV in the world today: ﻿33 million
 * The number of people under the age of 25 who become HIV positive every minute: 4
 * The number of seconds between each new HIV infection in the world: 12 seconds
 * The number of children infected with HIV every day: 1,014
 * The percentage of the population with HIV in the most AIDS-affected countries: more than 20
 * The percentage of the population in Canada affected with HIV: 0.3 percent
 * The number of people under the age of 25 who become HIV positive every minute: 5, 479

To learn a little bit more about AIDS in terms of statistics, check out the following PDF, created by UNAIDS: [|2006 AIDS Statistics]

Percent of HIV infected population in different countries

As can be seen, HIV predominantly affects those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over two-thirds of the world's AIDS population reside in these developing nations; there are many reasons for this trend, some having to do with scientific basis, others, even, having to do with religious beliefs. However, one of the greatest reasons for this wide-scaled issue in subsaharent Africa is due to the lack of education and the inadequate amount of drug administeration. Of course, the levels of poverty do nothing to improve the living conditions of the African people. The problem of HIV/AIDS will be explored in further detail with regards to certain nations in the next few pages. The following is a video which gives much more information on global statistics of those infected with AIDS, and really allows you to realiza the magnitude of problems caused by this virus with its helpfull graphics. media type="youtube" key="AO4BO8qybQw" height="349" width="425" align="center"