Adrian Helberg
HIV and
Aids task
This
task is to demonstrate and illustrate the statistics of HIV and Aids in South
Africa.
The
definition of HIV is Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
The
following statistics is of the HIV and Aids in South Africa.
Estimated HIV
prevalence (%) among antenatal clinic attendees, by province
|
Province
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal
|
33.5
|
36.5
|
37.5
|
40.7
|
39.1
|
39.1
|
38.7
|
38.7
|
39.5
|
|
Mpumalanga
|
29.2
|
28.6
|
32.6
|
30.8
|
34.8
|
32.1
|
34.6
|
35.5
|
34.7
|
|
Free
State
|
30.1
|
28.8
|
30.1
|
29.5
|
30.3
|
31.1
|
31.5
|
32.9
|
30.1
|
|
Gauteng
|
29.8
|
31.6
|
29.6
|
33.1
|
32.4
|
30.8
|
30.5
|
29.9
|
29.8
|
|
North
West
|
25.2
|
26.2
|
29.9
|
26.7
|
31.8
|
29.0
|
30.6
|
31.0
|
30.0
|
|
Eastern
Cape
|
21.7
|
23.6
|
27.1
|
28.0
|
29.5
|
28.6
|
28.8
|
27.6
|
28.1
|
|
Limpopo
|
14.5
|
15.6
|
17.5
|
19.3
|
21.5
|
20.6
|
20.4
|
20.7
|
21.4
|
|
Northern
Cape
|
15.9
|
15.1
|
16.7
|
17.6
|
18.5
|
15.6
|
16.5
|
16.2
|
17.2
|
|
Western
Cape
|
8.6
|
12.4
|
13.1
|
15.4
|
15.7
|
15.1
|
15.3
|
16.1
|
16.9
|
|
National
|
24.8
|
26.5
|
27.9
|
29.5
|
30.2
|
29.1
|
29.4
|
29.3
|
29.4
|
Provinces
that recorded the highest HIV prevalence were KwaZulu-Natal (39.5%), Mpumalanga
(34.7%), Free State (30.1%) and the North-west (30%). The Northern Cape and
Western Cape recorded the lowest prevalence at 17.2% and 16.9% respectively.
Estimated HIV
prevalence (%) among South Africans aged 2 years and older, by age, 2002-2008
|
Age
|
2002
|
2005
|
2008
|
|
Children
(2-14 years)
|
5.6
|
3.3
|
2.5
|
|
Youth
(15-24 years)
|
9.3
|
10.3
|
8.7
|
|
Adults
(25 and older)
|
15.5
|
15.6
|
16.8
|
|
15-49
year olds
|
15.6
|
16.92
|
16.9
|
|
Total
(2 and older)
|
11.4
|
10.8
|
10.9
|
Estimated HIV
prevalence among South Africans, by age and sex, 2008
|
Age
|
Male prevalence %
|
Female prevalence %
|
|
2-14
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
|
15-19
|
2.5
|
6.7
|
|
20-24
|
5.1
|
21.1
|
|
25-29
|
15.7
|
32.7
|
|
30-34
|
25.8
|
29.1
|
|
35-39
|
18.5
|
24.8
|
|
40-44
|
19.2
|
16.3
|
|
45-49
|
6.4
|
14.1
|
|
50-54
|
10.4
|
10.2
|
|
55-59
|
6.2
|
7.7
|
|
60+
|
3.5
|
1.8
|
|
Total
|
7.9
|
13.6
|
Among
females, HIV prevalence is highest in those between 25 and 29 years old; among
males, the peak is in the group aged 30-34 years.
HIV prevalence (%) by
province 2002-2008
|
Province
|
2002
|
2005
|
2008
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal
|
11.7
|
16.5
|
15.8
|
|
Mpumalanga
|
14.1
|
15.2
|
15.4
|
|
Free
State
|
14.9
|
12.6
|
12.6
|
|
North
West
|
10.3
|
10.9
|
11.3
|
|
Gauteng
|
14.7
|
10.8
|
10.3
|
|
Eastern
Cape
|
6.6
|
8.9
|
9.0
|
|
Limpopo
|
9.8
|
8.0
|
8.8
|
|
Northern
Cape
|
8.4
|
5.4
|
5.9
|
|
Western
Cape
|
10.7
|
1.9
|
3.8
|
|
National
|
11.4
|
10.8
|
10.9
|
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