London, Nov 22 (ANI): Deaths caused from AIDS-related illnesses has decreased by 21percent since 2005, according to a report by the United Nations.
The UN Aids 2011 report revealed that, globally, the number of new HIV infections in 2010 was 21 percent down on that peak, seen in 1997, the BBC reports.
The organisation said both falls have been fuelled by a major expansion in access to treatment.
According to the latest analysis, in 2010 there were an estimated 2.7million new HIV infections, down from 3.2million in 1997, and 1.8 million people died from Aids-related illnesses, down from 2.2 million in 2005.
The report revealed that the number of people living with HIV has reached a record 34 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa has seen the most dramatic improvement, with a 20 percent rise in people undergoing treatment between 2009 and 2010.
UN Aids estimates 700,000 deaths were averted last year because of better access to treatment. That has also helped cut new HIV infections, as people undergoing care are less likely to infect others, the report said.
According to the report, some countries have seen particularly striking improvements.
In Namibia, treatment access has reached 90 percent and condom use rose to 75 percent resulting in a 60 percent drop in new infections by 2010. (ANI)
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