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Number 4 The position that AIDS holds as a leading cause of death worldwide; AIDS is the top killer in Africa [SOURCE: JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS] Number 1 The position that AIDS holds as a leading cause of death for African-Americans age 25 to 44 [SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION] 25% The proportion of HIV infections in Britain that were not initially diagnosed upon being presented, indicating that HIV antibody tests are not being routinely offered to at-risk individuals [SOURCE: A BRITISH HIV ASSOCIATION AUDIT] 82% The proportion of blood samples from HIV-positive people in a French study that showed resistance to one or more anti-HIV medications [SOURCE: THE NOVEMBER 7 EDITION OF THE JOURNAL AIDS] One Third The proportion of injections in developing nations given with an unsterile needle, exposing the injection recipients to blood-borne pathogens like HIV [SOURCE: A STUDY IN THE NOVEMBER 8 ISSUE OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL] 5.1% The overall increase in the number of new HIV diagnoses in the United States from 1999 to 2002 [SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 28, 2003] 26% The increase in the number of new HIV diagnoses among U.S. Latinos from 1999 to 2002 [SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 28, 2003] 17% The increase in the number of new HIV diagnoses among U.S. gay men from 1999 to 2002 [SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 28, 2003] 46% The proportion of HIV cases in New Jersey that were linked to injection-drug use, including shared needles and other drug paraphernalia [SOURCE: A REPORT BY THE NEW JERSEY DRUG POLICY PROJECT'DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE] Sixfold The increase from 1996 to 2002 in the number of HIV-positive people on a protease inhibitor'based regimen who use lipid-lowering drugs [SOURCE: A STUDY OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAID ENROLLEES]