HIVs and AIDs
Facts about HIV and AIDs in Sub Sahara Africa
• In 2012, an estimate 1.6 million people became newly infected with HIV.
• Due to insufficient supply of antiretroviral drugs and health care providers in 2010, only 5 of the 10 million HIV-positive patients in Africa were able to receive treatment.
• Because of HIV/AIDS life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is 54.4 years of age, and in some countries in Africa it's below 49.
• 71 percent of HIV/AIDS related deaths in 2011 were people living in Africa.
HIV/AIDS Statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Adults (15-49) prevalence %: 4.9
Women with HIV/AIDS: 12,100,000 (2009)
Children with HIV/AIDS: 2,300,000 (2009)
AIDS deaths: 1,200,000
Orphans due to AIDS: 14,800,000 (2009)
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Adults and Children
•More then 1 million Adults and children die every year from HIV/AIDS in Africa alone.
• 91 percent of the worlds HIV positives children live in Africa.