The number of people living with HIV rose from around 8 million in 1990 to 34 million by the end of 2011. The overall growth of the epidemic has stabilised in recent years. The annual number of new HIV infections has steadily declined and due to the significant increase in people receiving antiretroviral therapy, the number of AIDS-related deaths has also declined.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, nearly 30 million people have died from AIDS-related causes. 3