South Africa heads UN list of HIV infections
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UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (AFP) - South Africa has the largest esti-
mated number of people living with HIV/AIDS, according to UN data re-
leased Thursday ahead of next week's General Assembly special session
on the pandemic. The 15 countries with the largest number of infec-
tions at the end of last year were:
South Africa 4.7 million
India 3.7 million
Ethiopia 3.0 million
Nigeria 2.7 million
Kenya 2.1 million
Zimbabwe 1.5 million
Tanzania 1.3 million
Mozambique 1.2 million
Democratic Republic
of Congo 1.1 million
Zambia 875,000
United States 850,000
Uganda 820,000
Malawi 800,000
Ivory Coast 760,000
Thailand 695,000
The 15 countries with the highest adult prevalence -- the percentage
of the population between the ages of 15 and 49 who are HIV-positive
were:
Botswana 36 percent
Swaziland 25 percent
Zimbabwe 25 percent
Lesotho 24 percent
South Africa 22 percent
Zambia 20 percent
Namibia 20 percent
Malawi 16 percent
Kenya 14 percent
Central African
Republic 14 percent
Mozambique 13 percent
Djibouti 12 percent
Burundi 11 percent
Rwanda 11 percent
Ivory Coast 11 percent
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