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AIDS in Sub Saharan AIDS in Sub Saharan AfricaAfrica

AIDS – a virus with no known cure first identified in the Belgian Congo in 1959. It’s now a global epidemic, and poverty and health care don’t mix.

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Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10% of the world's population, but almost 64% of all HIV infections, with an estimated 21.6 - 27.4 million people living with HIV-infection.

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StatisticsStatistics 34.3 million people in the world have AIDS34.3 million people in the world have AIDS 24.5 of them live in sub-Sahara Africa 24.5 of them live in sub-Sahara Africa 19 million have died from AIDS19 million have died from AIDS 3.8 million of them children under the age of 153.8 million of them children under the age of 15 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of

them in Africathem in Africa 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85% of them in 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85% of them in

AfricaAfrica 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1

million in sub-Sahara million in sub-Sahara Life expectancy in all of Sub-Sahara Africa from 59 Life expectancy in all of Sub-Sahara Africa from 59

to 45to 45 Zimbabwe life expectancy from 61 to 33Zimbabwe life expectancy from 61 to 33

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AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeHIV/AIDS Statistics: Sub-Saharan Africa

Adults age 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS 26,000,000

New HIV infections 3,000,000-3,400,000

Adult HIV prevalence age 15-49 (rate %) 7.5-8.5

Women age 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS 15,000,000

Children (ages 0-14) living with HIV/AIDS 2,600,000

Children orphaned by AIDS (ages 0-14) currently living

11,000,000

AIDS deaths (Adults and Children) 2,200,000-2,400,000