AIDS than any other world region. In 2007, the United Nations
reports, there were about 22.5 million HIV-positive persons in
Africa, which has nearly 12% of the world's population but about
68% of the global total of infected persons. The adult rate of
infection in Africa in late 2005 was 6.1%, compared with 1%
worldwide, but had dropped to 5% by 2007, compared to .8%
worldwide. Nine southern African countries have infection rates
above 10%. In 2007, 35% of all people living globally with HIV
lived in Southern Africa, where 32% of all global new HIV
infections and AIDS deaths occurred. About 90% of infected children
globally live in Africa, where about 61% of infected adults are
women. As many as 30 million Africans may have died of AIDS since
1982, including 1.6 million who died in 2007, accounting for about
76% of global AIDS deaths in 2007. AIDS has surpassed malaria as
the leading cause of death in Africa. It kills many more Africans
than does war.
General
Imprint: |
Bibliogov
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Nicolas Cook
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
34 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-66842-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
1-288-66842-2 |
Barcode: |
9781288668427 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!