WHO - 33.5M people living with HIV Worldwide

According to the latest report released from World Health Organization (WHO), as at 2012 , 33.5 million people are currently living with HIV worldwide.About 2.7 millions were newly infected by HIV virus this year alone.2 Million people died as a result of the virus in year 2008.
The HIV virus usually grows into full blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS, of which no cure had been found.

According to the WHO report, youths who are sexually active, whose age range from 15-24 were found to be infected more than older people. Half of the youths make up the 33.5 million persons living with HIV virus in 2008.
The report added that Nigeria ranked third in the number of HIV infections in the world while the highest prevalence HIV/AIDS age group is between 15 and 24 years.
Similarly, in sub-Sahara Africa, there are 3.2 million young people living with HIV.