Country Data 1997
Country
Population (000's)
Population Aged 15-49 (000's)
Total Adult Literacy Rate (%)
Life Expectancy at Birth
Est. number of Adults and Children living with HIV/AIDS
Adult Rate (%
Est. number of deaths due to AIDS
Est. number of Children orphaned by AIDS
Algeria
29,473
15,197
   
N/A
0.07
N/A
 
Angola
11,569
4,955
   
110,000
2.12
7,200
 
Benin
5,720
2,503
   
54,000
2.06
3,900
 
Botswana
1,518
743
   
190,000
25.10
15,000
 
Burkina Faso
11,087
4,843
   
370,000
7.17
42,000
 
Burundi
6,398
2,914
   
260,000
8.30
30,000
 
Cameroon
13,937
6,306
   
320,000
4.89
24,000
 
C. African Rep.
3,416
1,582
   
180,000
10.77
17,000
 
Chad
6,702
3,051
   
87,000
2.72
10,000
 
Congo
2,745
1,219
   
100,000
7.78
11,000
 
Cote d'Ivoire
14,300
6,611
   
700,000
10.06
72,000
 
DR of Congo
48,040
20,774
   
950,000
4.35
93,000
 
Djibouti
 634
306
   
33,000
10.30
2,200
 
Egypt
64,465
32,675
   
N/A 
0.03
930
 
Eq. Guinea
420
188
   
2,400
1.21
280
 
Eritrea
3,409
1,559
   
N/A 
3.17
N/A 
 
Ethiopia
60,148
26,447
   
   2,600,000
9.31
  250,000
 
Gabon
1,138
512
   
23,000
4.25
1,700
 
Gambia
1,169
559
   
13,000
2.24
1,500
 
Ghana
18,338
8,418
   
210,000
2.38
24,000
 
Guinea
7,614
3,357
   
74,000
2.09
5,700
 
Guinea-Bissau
1,112
503
   
12,000
2.25
580
 
Kenya
28,414
13,381
   
   1,600,000
11.64
140,000
 
Lesotho
2,131
985
   
85,000
8.35
5,200
 
Liberia
2,467
1,152
   
44,000
3.65
4,600
 
Libya
5,784
2,600
   
N/A 
0.05
 N/A 
 
Madagascar
15,845
7,121
   
8,600
0.12
600
 
Malawi
10,086
4,474
   
710,000
14.92
80,000
 
Mali
11,480
5,057
   
89,000
1.67
8,300
 
Mauritania
2,392
1,135
   
6,100
0.52
480
 
Mauritius
1,141
649
   
 N/A 
0.08
 N/A 
 
Morocco
 N/A 
 N/A 
   
 N/A 
N/A 
 
Mozambique
18,265
8,178
   
   1,200,000
14.17
83,000
 
Namibia
1,613
752
   
150,000
19.94
6,400
 
Niger
9,788
4,216
   
65,000
1.45
5,800
 
Nigeria
118,369
53,188
   
   2,300,000
4.12
150,000
 
Rwanda
5,883
2,710
   
370,000
12.75
36,000
 
Senegal
8,762
4,042
   
75,000
1.77
N/A 
 
Sierra Leone
4,428
2,025
   
68,000
3.17
8,400
 
Somalia
10,217
4,454
   
N/A 
0.25
 N/A 
 
South Africa
43,336
21,717
   
   2,900,000
12.91
  140,000
 
Sudan
27,899
13,787
   
N/A 
0.99
N/A 
 
Swaziland
906
439
   
84,000
18.50
5,000
 
Togo
4,317
1,915
   
170,000
8.52
20,000
 
Tunisia
9,326
5,001
   
N/A 
0.04
N/A 
 
Uganda
20,791
9,099
   
930,000
9.51
160,000
 
Tanzania
31,507
14,347
   
1,400,000
9.42
150,000
 
Zambia 
8,478
3,832
   
770,000
19.07
N/A 
 
Zimbabwe
11,682
5,560
   
   1,500,000
25.84
130,000
 
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