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DEFINITION:
An estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swaziland | 25.9% | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Botswana | 24.8% | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Lesotho | 23.6% | 2009 | ||
| 4 | South Africa | 17.8% | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 14.3% | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Zambia | 13.5% | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Namibia | 13.1% | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Mozambique | 11.5% | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Malawi | 11% | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Uganda | 6.5% | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Kenya | 6.3% | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Tanzania | 5.6% | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Cameroon | 5.3% | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Gabon | 5.2% | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Central African Republic | 4.7% | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Ethiopia | 4.4% | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.2% | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Nigeria | 3.6% | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Chad | 3.4% | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Burundi | 3.3% | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Togo | 3.2% | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Rwanda | 2.9% | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5% | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 2009 | ||
| =27 | The Gambia | 2% | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Angola | 2% | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Liberia | 1.5% | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Guinea | 1.3% | 2009 | ||
| =33 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2009 | ||
| =33 | Benin | 1.2% | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Sudan | 1.1% | 2009 | ||
| =36 | Mauritius | 1% | 2009 | ||
| =36 | Mali | 1% | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Niger | 0.8% | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Eritrea | 0.8% | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Mauritania | 0.7% | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Somalia | 0.7% | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Cape Verde | 0.035% | 2001 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Health > HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate
- Swaziland ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Hot countries in 2009.
- Nigeria ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
- South Africa ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
- Botswana ranked second for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Christian countries in 2009.
- Estonia ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- United States ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
- Mozambique ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Former French colonies in 2009.
- Ukraine ranked second for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Europe in 2009.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2009.
- Russia ranked third for HIV AIDS > adult prevalence rate amongst Cold countries in 2009.
