Question

Which statement is best supported by the data in the graph? A graph entitled Number of people living with H I V, number of people newly infected with H I V and number of AIDS deaths worldwide from 1990 to 2008 in millions is shown. Year is on the horizontal axis and number of people is on the vertical axis. The number of people living with H I V steadily increases over the years. The number of people newly infected increased from 1990 to 1996 and then began to decrease. The number of deaths due to AIDS increased from 1990 to 2002, and then began to level off and decrease. Since 2000, there has been an increase in the number of people living with HIV, but a decrease in the number of people newly infected with HIV. Since 1990, both the number of new HIV infections and the number of deaths due to AIDS has consistently increased. The life span of a person living with HIV has become shorter. Twice as many people were living with HIV in 2008 than in 2000.

Answer 1

Answer:  B Since 1990, both the number of new HIV infections and the number of deaths due to AIDS has consistently increased.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The statement that is best supported by the data in the graph is Since 2000, there has been an increase in the number of people living with HIV, but a decrease in the number of people newly infected with HIV.

• According to the description of the graph given in the question, the number of people living with AIDS has risen remarkably since the year 1990.
• Although, the number of new people being infected by the virus has shown a decreasing pattern since 1996.
• For this reason, we can conclude that in the year 2000, there was an increase in the number of people living with HIV, but at the same time decrease in the number of people being newly infected with HIV.
• As the number of people living with HIV has not been mentioned, we cannot conclude that twice the amount of people were living with HIV in 2008 than in 2000. hence the rest of the options are not supported by the graph.