South Africa has the highest number of HIV infections in the world.

• It is estimated that five and a half million of South Africans are living with HIV/AIDS. More than half of the infected adults live in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng.

• Young women appear to be more at risk of infection than men. In the 15-24 age groups, 90% of new infections were amongst females.

• It is estimated that about 1,000 AIDS deaths occur in South Africa everyday.

• It is also estimated that approximately 1.8 million South Africans have died from AIDS-related diseases since the epidemic began.

Note: All the above statistics came from a UNAIDS Epidemic Update, dated March 2008. To read more on the epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, go to:

• Data Unaids 

To read more on the epidemic elsewhere in the world, go to:

• Unaids

To know more on HIV/AIDS statistics, click here:

• HST
• UCT
• http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/jmoodie/anc0.htmlTAC
• http://www.tac.org.za/community/aidsstatsAvert