Global Trends in HIV/AIDS (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Oct. 10, 2019 |
| Report Number |
IF11018 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Sara M. Tharakan |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
According to the Joint U.N. Program on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS), since 1996, when the pandemic began, more
than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV
virus, about half of whom have died. At the end of 2017, 37
million people were living with HIV/AIDS, including 2.1
million children younger than 15 years. The same year,
940,000 people died of HIV-related illnesses, and 1.8
million people were newly infected with HIV. Globally, an
estimated one out of four people infected with HIV do not
know they have it. In 2017, an estimated 75% of people
living with HIV knew their status.
Successive U.S. Administrations and Congresses have
supported efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS over the past
few decades. The United States provides more funding than
any other country in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Since the launch of the President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from FY2004 through FY2017,
appropriations for global HIV/AIDS programs have
averaged $4.6 billion per year and totaled $64 billion in that
span. This assistance has been provided through PEPFAR,
bilateral State Department- and USAID-administered
programs, and the United Nations’ (U.N.’s) Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
