HIV/AIDS does not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, nationality, sexual preference, or whether a person is a drug user, or not. The world's current epidemic is proof of that.

Number of people living with HIV in 2006

• Total .......................... 39.5 million (34.1 - 47.1 million)
• Adults ........................ 37.2 million (32.1 - 44.5 million)
• Women ..................... 17.7 million (15.1 - 20.9 million)
• Children under 15 ...   2.3 million (  1.7 -   3.5 million)

 People newly infected with HIV in 2006

• Total ...........................  4.3 million (  3.6 -   6.6 million)
• Adults .........................  3.8 million (  3.2 -   5.7 million)
• Children under 15 ...      530,000 ( 410,000 - 660,000)

AIDS deaths in 2006

• Total ...........................  2.9 million (   2.5 -   3.5 million)
• Adults .........................  2.6 million (   2.2 -   3.0 million) 
• Children under 15 ...      380,000 ( 290,000 - 500,000) 

* Figures based on unaids epidemic update Dec. 2006 http://data.unaids.org/pub/EpiReport/2006/2006_EpiUpdate_en.pdf

In Australia...

HIV can be prevented through education, awareness and empowerment, using a few simple precautionary measures.