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According to official figures published by the South African Department of Health in 2004, the HIV infection rate amongst antenatal attendees (other statistics are not freely available), has grown from 24.5% in 2000 to 29.5% in 2004. Of even further concern are statistics on infected age groups, which show that 25-29 year olds' infection has increased from 30% to 38% and that amongst those younger than 20 years, 16% were infected.