| North America While antiretroviral therapy has enabled people living with HIV to enjoy a greater quality of life, prevention efforts in the US and Canada are stalling, according to the UN. HIV is increasingly concentrated in poorer and more deprived communities, with women particularly at risk. In the US, young adults belonging to ethnic minority groups face a greater risk of infection than they did five years ago.
| People with HIV: | 980,000 |
| New HIV cases in 2002: | 45,000 |
| Deaths from Aids in 2002 | 15,000 |
| Children (under 15) with Aids by end of 2002: | 10,000 |
| Source: UNAIDS, 2002 |
| Aids deaths in 2001 |
| United States: | 15,000 |
| Canada: | Less than 500 |
| Source: UNAIDS, 2002 |
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Warning over Aids complacency
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