HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa, the hardest-hit region, is home to 71% of the world's 35 million people living with HIV, including 91% of the world's HIV-infected children. Despite these grim statistics, better access to antiretroviral treatment and in some areas, stable or declining HIV incidence and prevalence rates offer cause for hope. To the global celebration of World AIDS Day (December 1), Afrobarometer adds the voices of ordinary Africans, who increasingly perceive their governments to be doing a good job in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially in countries that are also seen as improving basic health care services. The exception is North Africa, where citizens are more critical than the rest of the continent of government efforts against HIV/AIDS.