[TChris]

A child dies of AIDS every minute, and they’re not all in Africa.

Hmm, I wonder why this particular tidbit has raised my BS alarm?

[dread78645]

> A child dies of AIDS every minute, and they’re not all in Africa.

Hmm, I wonder why this particular tidbit has raised my BS alarm?

Mine too.

The WHO estimated 570,000 AIDS related deaths in children in 2005.
Giving 570,000 / 365 = 1562 / 24 = 65 deaths per hour.

So the number is accurate; the question is how they define 'child' (prepubescent?, under 10?, 6?) and what they mean by 'AIDS related death'.
Was it secondary infection like pneumonia (probably related to AIDS) or was something like dysentery or cholera (with little-to-no connection to AIDS).

[Mark17]

Hmm, I wonder why this particular tidbit has raised my BS alarm?

Mine too. I seem to remember one homeless dude who said a homeless person died every second, or something like that. I am pretty sure that was BS too.