Country Data 2001
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
30,841
16,779
   
N/A
0.1
N/A
N/A
Angola
13,527
5,767
   
350,000
5.5
24,000
100,000
Benin
6,446
2,929
   
120,000
3.6
8,100
34,000
Botswana
1,554
762
   
330,000
38.8
26,000
69,000
Burkina Faso
11,856
5,046
   
440,000
6.5
44,000
270,000
Burundi
6,502
2,887
   
390,000
8.3
40,000
240,000
Cameroon
15,203
7,065
   
920,000
11.8
53,000
210,000
C. African Rep.
3,782
1,722
   
250,000
12.9
22,000
110,000
Chad
8,135
3,570
   
150,000
3.6
14,000
72,000
Congo
3,110
1,364
   
110,000
7.2
11,000
78,000
Cote d'Ivoire
16,349
7,854
   
770,000
9.7
75,000
420,000
DR of Congo
52,522
22,073
   
1,300,000
4.9
120,000
930,000
Djibouti
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Egypt
69,080
36,301
   
8,000
0.1
N/A
N/A
Eq. Guinea
470
211
   
5,900
3.4
370
N/A
Eritrea
3,816
1,760
   
55,000
2.8
350
24,000
Ethiopia
64,459
28,952
   
2,100,000
6.4
160,000
990,000
Gabon
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gambia
1,337
647
   
8,400
1.6
400
5,300
Ghana
19,734
9,700
   
360,000
3.0
28,000
200,000
Guinea
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Guinea-Bissau
1,227
557
   
17,000
2.8
1,200
4,300
Kenya
31,293
15,333
   
2,500,000
15.0
190,000
890,000
Lesotho
2,057
984
   
360,000
31.0
25,000
73,000
Liberia
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Libya
5,408
2,952
   
7,000
0.2
N/A
N/A
Madagascar
16,437
7,538
   
22,000
0.3
N/A
6,300
Malawi
11,572
5,118
   
850,000
15.0
80,000
470,000
Mali
11,677
5,096
   
110,000
1.7
11,000
70,000
Mauritania
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mauritius
1,171
677
   
700
0.1
<100
N/A
Morocco
30,430
16,373
   
13,000
0.1
N/A
N/A
Mozambique
18,644
8,511
   
1,100,000
13.0
60,000
420,000
Namibia
1,788
820
   
230,000
22.5
13,000
47,000
Niger
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nigeria
116,929
53,346
   
3,500,000
5.8
170,000
1,000,000
Rwanda
7,949
3,756
   
500,000
8.9
49,000
260,000
Senegal
9,662
4,521
   
27,000
0.5
2,500
15,000
Sierra Leone
4,587
2,093
   
170,000
7.0
11,000
42,000
Somalia
9,157
4,015
   
43,000
1.0
N/A
N/A
South Africa
43,792
23,666
   
5,000,000
20.1
360,000
660,000
Sudan
31,809
15,496
   
450,000
2.6
23,000
62,000
Swaziland
938
450
   
170,000
33.4
12,000
35,000
Togo
4,657
2,152
   
150,000
6.0
12,000
63,000
Tunisia
N/A
N/A
    
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Uganda
24,023
10,290
   
600,000
5.0
84,000
880,000
Tanzania
35,965
16,701
   
1,500,000
7.8
140,000
810,000
Zambia
10,649
4,740
   
1,200,000
21.5
120,000
570,000
Zimbabwe
12,852
5,972
   
2,300,000
33.7
200,000
780,000
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