WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
21%
OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS
27%
OF DEATHS BY HIV/AIDS
45%
OF CHILDREN BORN WITH HIV Source UNAIDS 2014
Table1: ART coverage rates in countries with lower and higher prevalence.
Treatment coverage in lower versus higher prevalence countries
Countries Total HIV Epidemic size Adult HIV prevalence % Adults on ART % Children on ART % Pregnant women on ART % Pregnant women with ≥4 ANC % Infants given EID test Annual Death rate, HIV Annual HIV transmission rate
Lower prevalence (<5% HIV+ in adults) 40 16.0 million
Higher prevalence (≥5% HIV+ in adults) 12 16.1 million
1.6% 31.7% 22.4% 46.7% 55.3% 20.1% 4.5% 6.2%
14.6% 48.3% 42.6% 89.1% 68.1% 72.3% 2.5% 5.4%
Source: Andrew Hill et al., Op.Cit.
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