Table of HIV prevalence in sub-Sahara Africa

This table lists the countries in sub-Sahara Africa in decreasing order according to the HIV prevalence rates in these countries (UNAIDS, 2001). As seen from the table, nine of the top ten countries with the highest prevalence have subtype C either as the major subtype circulating in the country or as one of the subtypes (Kenya). Of these top ten countries, it is interesting to note that eight (8) are from Southern Africa where subtype C is most prevalent. This suggests that subtype C has contributed to the high prevalence of HIV in these countries (see map on subtype C infection). The major subtypes circulating in any one country are indicated with bold type.

Countries	Rank	Subtype^a	Adult rate (%)	Total # of infected	Adults infected (15-49)	Orphans
Botswana	1	C,A	39.9	330 000	300 000	69 000
Zimbabwe	2	C	33.7	2 300 000	2 000 000	780 000
Swaziland	3	C	33.4	170 000	150 000	35 000
Lesotho	4	C	31	360 000	330 000	73 000
South Africa	5	C,ABDGU	24.8	5 000 000	4 700 000	660 000
Namibia	6	C	22.5	230 000	200 000	47 000
Zambia	7	C,ADGJ	21.5	1 200 000	1 000 000	570 000
Malawi	8	C,ADU	18.3	850 000	780 000	470 000
Kenya	9	C,AUDG	15	2 500 000	2 300 000	890 000
CAR	10	AHUDEG	12.9	250 000	220 000	110 000
Mozambique	11	C	13	1 100 000	1 000 000	420 000
Cameroon	12	CAHODFGJUB	11.8	920 000	860 000	210 000
Cote d’Ivoire	13		9.7	770 000	690 000	420 000
Rwanda	14	C,ABGF	8.9	500 000	430 000	260 000
Burundi	15	C,A CD	8.3	390 000	330 000	240 000
Tanzania	16	C,ADU	7.8	1 500 000	1 300 000	810 000
Ethiopia	17	C,ABD	6.4	2 100 000	1 900 000	990 000
Togo	18	AG	6.0	150 000	110 000	63 000
Uganda	19	C,ABDG	5.0	600 000	510 000	880 000
DR Congo	20	CKADHUGFJ	4.9	1 300 000	1 100 000	930 000
Nigeria	21	C,ABJUG	4.8	3 500 000	3 200 000	1 000 000
Benin	22	AG		120 000	110 000	34 000
Somalia	23		1	43 000	43 000	---
Senegal	24		0.5	27 000	24 000	15 000

The subtypes in small lettering indicate that even though these subtypes were identified in the respective countries, they represent only a small fraction of the circulating subtypes.

References:

1. UNAIDS: http://www.unaids.org/
2. LANL: http://www.hiv.lanl.gov/

Page last updated by Tulio de Oliveira.