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  Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
908,000    The predicted number of child malaria deaths averted through ITN coverage between 2000–2010 was 908,000.
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60    The percentage of febrile children under five in Africa taking anti-malarial medicines obtained from a health facility is less than 60.
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3    Three sub-Saharan African countries with the highest numbers of new infections reported condom use rate of 45 per cent or greater among females.
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8    Eight of the sub-Saharan African countries with the highest numbers of new HIV infections reported condom use rate of 45 per cent or greater among males.
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1.3 million    The estimated number of tuberculosis deaths among non-HIV positive people was 1.3 million in 2009.
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5 million    The number of young people aged 15-24 living with HIV globally in 2009 was an estimated 5 million.
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890,000    The number of young people aged 15-24 newly infected with HIV was 890,000 in 2009.
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2 to 3    HIV prevalence among young women in Southern Africa is 2 to 3 times higher than among young men.
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200 million   More than 200 million insecticide-treated nets were delivered to African countries from 2004 to 2009.
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30   From 2008 to 2009, there was an almost 30 per cent increase in the number of children under age 15 living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries receiving antiretroviral therapy.
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2.5 million    The number of children under age 15 living with HIV in 2009 was 2.5 million.
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19   The percentage of young women in developing countries aged 15-24 years with comprehensive, correct knowledge about HIV and AIDS is 19, based on 2003-2007 data.
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14 of 16   In 14 of 16 Sub-Saharan African countries that have an HIV prevalence of 2 per cent or more, the level of school attendance among orphans has increased to near parity with that of non-orphans.
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70   Children in the richest households in Sub-Saharan Africa are 70 per cent more likely to receive antimalarials when they have fever than children in the poorest households.
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4.9 million    The number of young people living with HIV in developing countries in 2008 was 4.9 million.
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38    The percentage of children under age 15 living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries in 2008 who received antiretroviral drugs is 38.
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33.4 million    The number of people living with HIV as of 2008 was 33.4 million.
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2    HIV prevalence among women in Eastern and Southern Africa is more than 2 times higher than among young men.
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33    In low and middle-income countries, 33 per cent of HIV-positive pregnant women
received antiretrovirals for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in 2007.
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10    The vast majority of children living with HIV are in 10 countries that also comprise
more than 60 per cent of pregnant women living with HIV.
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150 million   More than 150 million insecticide-treated nets were delivered to African countries during 2004–2008.
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3   The number of insecticide-treated mosquito nets produced worldwide has gone up more than three-fold from 2004 to 2007
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2 million   The number of children under 15 years living with HIV as of 2007 was 2 million
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2.6   The number of children under 15 years globally who were receiving antiretroviral therapy increased 2.6-fold between 2005 and 2007
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39.5 million   The number of people who were living with HIV worldwide by the end
of 2006
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8.8 million   The number of tuberculosis cases which were reported in 2005
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2 million   The number people who were receiving antiretroviral therapy in developing regions as of December 2006
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1 of 10   The proportion of HIV-infected pregnant women in low and middle-income countries who received antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT
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18%   The proportion of deaths among children under five in Africa caused by malaria
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2 of 3   The proportion of young women in 24 sub-Saharan countries lack HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge
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50%   The proportion of children under five years who were given antimalaria drugs in Africa from 1998- 2004
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1000%   The increase in the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in sub-Saharan Africa from 1999 to 2003
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38.6 million   The number of people living with HIV in 2005 - nearly half of whom are women
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