HIV/AIDS in Sub Saharan Africa
By: Chase Sanders
Facts about AIDS & HIV in Africa
- 260,000 new HIV infections occurred among children in low and middle-income countries in 2012.
- Children under 15 years old are only half as likely as adults to receive the lifesaving treatment they need.
- 300,000 new HIV infections occurred among adolescents in 2012
Graph of AIDS in Africa
Countries in Africa Infected with AIDS
Graph showing the likely hood of a person in Africa getting AIDS
News:UN HIV AIDS report
More info about HIV and AIDS in Sub Saharan Africa.
- There are more than 34 million orphans in the region today and some 11 million of them are orphaned by AIDS.
- The number of people living with HIV and AIDS in Africa increases each year.
Most heavily populated countries in Africa
Some of the countries with the highest risk of HIV and AIDS are
- Chad
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
- Togo
- South Africa
- .Madagascar