World AIDS Day 2004: By the Numbers

Published December 1, 2004

39.4 million - People suffering from HIV/AIDS around the globe, up from 36.6 million in 2002.

47% - Female percentage of total HIV infections worldwide

57% - Female percentage of total HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa.

4.9 million - Number of newly infected people

$6.1 billion US ­ Global Aids Funding, up from $2.1 billion US in 2001.

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