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There is a striking contrast between the countries where people are dying from AIDS and the countries where they are receiving effective therapy. In Western nations, there were 25,000 deaths from AIDS in 2001, and about 500,000 people were using antiretroviral drugs against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (see Figure). In sub-Saharan Africa, however, there were 2.2 million deaths, and only about 25,000 people were receiving antiretroviral treatment.

View larger version (33K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure adapted from the UNAIDS Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 2002.

 
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