suchandra 1 Report post Posted November 30, 2006 Study: AIDS on track to be No. 3 killer worldwide Global numbers - 2006 - 39,5 millions live with HIV of which 37,2 million are adults, 17,7 million woman and 2,3 million children below age 15. - Since 2004 the number of AIDS transmission increased to 2,6 million people annually . - Newly infected 2006 globally, 4,3 million people of which are 530.000 children below age 15. - In total there will be this year 2,9 million dieing of AIDS, of which are 2,6 million adults. AIDS will become the No. 3 cause of death worldwide within the next 25 years, trailing only heart disease and stroke, a study published today concludes. Today AIDS ranks fourth behind heart disease, stroke, and respiratory infections, and accounts for roughly 2.9 million deaths annually. But in a revision of global mortality projections, researchers estimate that by 2030, nearly 120 million people could die from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the study in PLoS Medicine, a journal published by the Public Library of Science. When projections were last calculated 10 years ago, researchers assumed AIDS cases would be declining, not rising. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
