Everyday 6800 persons become infected with HIV; everyday 5700 die. There were 2.1 million deaths in 2007 – 76% in sub- Saharan Africa. There were 2.5 million new infections in 2007 - 68% in sub-Saharan Africa . 230,000 were living with HIV/AIDS in Caribbean in 2007. There were 17,000 new infections in the Caribbean in 2007 and 11,000.deaths.
Commercial sex is the key risk factor in the epidemic in the region, especially DR and Haiti.
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