WHO Says HIV/AIDS-Related Deaths Will Peak in Next Five Years, Then Decline
October 30th, 2008 | The Kaiser Network
The World Health Organization on Monday in its updated Global Burden of Disease report reduced an earlier forecast of HIV/AIDS mortality rates, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. According to WHO, the number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths worldwide is expected to peak in the next five years — from 2.2 million in 2008 to a maximum of 2.4 million in 2012 — before declining to 1.2 million in 2030.
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