Table 9

The most affected African countries according to HIV prevalence in 2001 [19,20]

20% or more

10% to 20%

5% to 10%

Botswana 36.5%

Malawi 16.1%

Côte d'Ivoire 9.6%

Zimbabwe 33.9%

Kenya 15.0%

Rwanda 9.1%

Swaziland 33.7%

Centr Afric Rep 12.9%

Burundi 8.3%

Lesotho 30.1%

Mozambique 12.8%

Tanzania 7.8%

Namibia 22.2%

Cameroon 11.8%

Djibouti 7.1%

Zambia 21.6%

Congo 7.1%

South Africa 21.3%

Sierra Leone 6.7%

Liberia 6.5%

Ethiopia 6.5%

Burkina Faso 6.4%

Togo 6.0%

Nigeria 5.8%

Angola 5.5%

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