A few facts about AIDS/HIV:

• AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death among people aged 25 - 44 in the United States, down from number one in 1995.
• About 25 million people worldwide have died from this infection since the start of the epidemic.
• In 2006, there were approximately 40 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS.

Even though there has been a reduction in the number of deaths within certain groups, AIDS/HIV infections is raising amoung the young, the elderly and in many countries around the world.