HIV/AIDS African Children Orphanned by AIDS
There are about 16 million children worldwide under the age of 15 who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS. By 2010, that number could reach 30 million, with 28 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa. The map shows the percentages of the population of children orphaned due to AIDS.
Source: USAID
In sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly three-quarters of all HIV-infected people worldwide live, 15 million have died from the disease. An estimated 8.5 percent of the population - 25 million of about 596 million - is infected with HIV/AIDS. About 1 million children (0-14) and 12.9 million women (15-49) are infected in the region. The map shows the percentage of adults - ages 15 to 49 - in each African country living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 1999.
Source: U.N. Program on HIV/AIDS
Life expectancy in some African countries worst hit by the AIDS epidemic is expected to fall to around age 30 by 2010. The bar charts above show the life expectancy for people with and without AIDS in sub-Saharan countries, where the AIDS virus has taken a catastrophic toll on national populations.
