HIV/AIDS infection rates won't budge

Caitlin Wilson | | Health Exec | Supply Chain

All over the world, the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections has stayed mostly the same in the last 10 years, Nature reports. The info comes from a new analysis in the journal The Lancet, which looked at infection trends from about 1980 to 2015.

The data shows that deaths from HIV/AIDS has steadily declined from its peak around 2005 (possibly because about 40 percent of HIV/AIDS patients are now receiving antiviral drugs). But the number of new infections has stayed steady, at about 2.5 million new cases each year (down from its 1997 peak of about 3.3 million).

Check out Nature to see the visual breakdown of the worldwide infection and death trends, plus a note about foreign aid’s role in the epidemic. 

Global rate of new HIV infections hasn't fallen in a decade

Caitlin Wilson,

Senior Writer

As a Senior Writer at TriMed Media Group, Caitlin covers breaking news across several facets of the healthcare industry for all of TriMed's brands.

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