| Ratio of people living with a viral STD |
1 in 5 |
| Percent of people infected who are unaware |
80% |
| Number of people living with HIV in the world |
41 million |
| Number of people infected with HIV in the world in 2006 |
5.1 million |
| Number of people infected with HIV every day |
11,000 |
| Number of AIDS deaths in the world in 2006 |
3.1 million |
| Percent of people infected with HIV who don't know |
25% |
| Percent of marriages ending in divorce opening door to STDs |
43% |
| People's biggest fear when having sex with someone for the first time |
HIV & STDs |
| Average number of sexual partners men have during lifetime |
15 |
| Average number of sexual partners women have during lifetime |
11 |
| Percent of men who have told lies in order to have sex |
34% |
| Percent of women who have told lies in order to have sex |
10% |
| Percent of men who have been involved with more than one person that their current partner doesn't know about |
68% |
| Percent of women who have been involved with more than one person that their current partner doesn't know about |
59% |
| Percent of men who would understate the number of their previous partners in order to convince someone to have sex |
47% |
| Percent of women who would understate the number of their previous partners in order to convince someone to have sex |
42% |
Source:
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
"Sex, Lies, and HIV" The New England Journal of Medicine
Beta Research Corporation
World Health Organization
Kaiser Family Foundation
AVERT |
