54%
The percentage of the estimated 43,000 annual U.S. HIV infections occurring among African-Americans
More than 75%
The percentage of HIV-positive adults in a New Orleans study who do not reveal their HIV status to casual sex partners
One every 14 seconds
The rate at which young people worldwide are infected with HIV
[SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND]
16 years
The median duration of a first-line antiretroviral regimen. The primary reason for regimen changes was to reduce drug-related side effects
[SOURCE: A STUDY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM]
90%
The percentage of people who can expect to live a decade or longer, regardless of age, since the introduction of combination therapy for HIV. Only 50% or less of people could have such a life expectancy earlier
[SOURCE: A REPORT BY BRITAIN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL]
