Facts and Figures

Across the globe – (As of November 20, 2007)

• An estimated 33.4 million people live with HIV/AIDS..
• An estimated 2.5 million new HIV infections in 2007. 

The equivalent to 7,945 people/day, 331/hour... more than 5/minute... almost 1 every 10 seconds.

• An estimated 2.1 million people died of AIDS in 2007

In Canada

• More than 9 people will become HIV positive each day In 2008

• An estimated 68,000 people live with HIV/AIDS in Canada—a 17% increase over the estimated number in 2006.

• Approximately 27% of people living with HIV/AIDS are not aware that they are infected.

• Women account for 25% of all new HIV diagnoses.

• Heterosexuals account for more than 57% of all new HIV diagnoses

• A total of 63,604 diagnoses of HIV infection have been reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada from November 1985, (when reporting began) up to June 30, 2007.

• More than 13,350 people have died of AIDS since November 1985

In Quebec

• Up to 20,000 people are HIV positive, almost enough to fill the Bell Centre in Montreal
• Over 6,000 of them have been diagnosed with AIDS.
• 33.5% of people living with HIV are heterosexual.
• Quebec has 50% of all AIDS cases among women and children in Canada.
• It is estimated that 730 people will become HIV positive this year... 2 people a day... 1 person every 12 hours...

The new therapies?

• Up to 30 pills per day (sometimes even more).
• Time and food restrictions.
• Toxic side effects and complications.
• Resistance to the drugs for many.
• No drugs can cure AIDS.

A Hard Reality

Isolation, exclusion and poverty are a daily reality for many people living with HIV/AIDS.

Despite decades of public education and prevention programming, the number of people living with HIV continues to rise. There is still no known cure for AIDS.

Sources:

• Organization mondial de la Santé
• UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic 2008, August 2008
• Public Health Agency of Canada. HIV and AIDS in Canada. Surveillance Report to December 31, 2006
• Institut national de santé publique du Québec. Programme de surveillance de l’infection par le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine (VIH) au Québec. Mise à jour des données au 30 juin 2007