53% of All HIV Cases Comprise of Women – Yet Men Are 10 Points Behind on Treatment Access

Of 40.8 million people living with HIV in 2024, women and girls account for 53% — yet they access antiretroviral therapy at a rate 10 percentage points higher than men, revealing a gender paradox at the core of the epidemic.
Almost Half (48%) of Everyone Ever Infected with HIV Has Died — Yet 5.3 Million Still Don’t Know They’re Carrying the Virus

Of the 91.4 million people ever infected with HIV, 44.1 million have already died — and today, 40.8 million are still living with the virus, with 1.3 million new infections recorded in 2024 alone
45% of HIV-Positive Children Are Receiving No Treatment — The World Is Failing Its Most Defenceless Patients

Of the 1.4 million children living with HIV globally, only 55% are accessing the antiretroviral therapy they need to survive — a 28-point gap below adult women’s coverage rate of 83%.