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Afghanistan
Akrotiri
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Arctic Ocean
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
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Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
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Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
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Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dhekelia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
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El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia, The
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City)
Honduras
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Iceland
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Indian Ocean
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Iraq
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Israel
Italy
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Jan Mayen
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
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Kenya
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Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
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Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Uruguay
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Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
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Wallis and Futuna
West Bank
Western Sahara
Yemen
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World
Afghanistan
Akrotiri
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Arctic Ocean
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dhekelia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia, The
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indian Ocean
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jan Mayen
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
West Bank
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
European Union
References
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Flags of the World
Gallery of Covers
Definitions and Notes
Guide to Country Profiles
Guide to Country Comparisons
Appendices
A: abbreviations
B: international organizations and groups
C: selected international environmental agreements
D: cross-reference list of country data codes
E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes
F: cross-reference list of geographic names
G: weights and measures
Field Listing
:: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
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This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate(%)
Afghanistan
0.01% (2001 est.)
Albania
NA
Algeria
0.1%; 0.1% note - no country specific models provided (2009 est.)
American Samoa
NA
Andorra
NA
Angola
2% (2009 est.)
Anguilla
NA
Antigua and Barbuda
NA
Argentina
0.5% (2009 est.)
Armenia
0.1% (2009 est.)
Aruba
NA
Australia
0.1% (2009 est.)
Austria
0.3% (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
0.1% (2009 est.)
Bahamas, The
3.1% (2009 est.)
Bahrain
0.2% (2001 est.)
Bangladesh
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Barbados
1.4% (2009 est.)
Belarus
0.3% (2009 est.)
Belgium
0.2% (2009 est.)
Belize
2.3% (2009 est.)
Benin
1.2% (2009 est.)
Bermuda
0.3% (2005)
Bhutan
0.2% (2009 est.)
Bolivia
0.2% (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
Botswana
24.8% (2009 est.)
Brazil
NA
British Virgin Islands
NA
Brunei
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
Bulgaria
0.1% (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
1.2% (2009 est.)
Burma
0.6% (2009 est.)
Burundi
3.3% (2009 est.)
Cambodia
0.5% (2009 est.)
Cameroon
5.3% (2009 est.)
Canada
0.3% (2009 est.)
Cape Verde
0.04% (2001 est.)
Cayman Islands
NA
Central African Republic
4.7% (2009 est.)
Chad
3.4% (2009 est.)
Chile
0.4% (2009 est.)
China
0.1% (2009 est.)
Christmas Island
NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA
Colombia
0.5% (2009 est.)
Comoros
0.1% (2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
NA
Congo, Republic of the
3.4% (2009 est.)
Cook Islands
NA
Costa Rica
0.3% (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
3.4% (2009 est.)
Croatia
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Cuba
0.1% (2009 est.)
Curacao
NA
Cyprus
0.1% (2003 est.)
Czech Republic
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Denmark
0.2% (2009 est.)
Djibouti
2.5% (2009 est.)
Dominica
NA
Dominican Republic
0.9% (2009 est.)
Ecuador
0.4% (2009 est.)
Egypt
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
El Salvador
0.8% (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
5% (2009 est.)
Eritrea
0.8% (2009 est.)
Estonia
1.2% (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
NA
European Union
note - see individual country entries of member states
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA
Faroe Islands
NA
Fiji
0.1% (2009 est.)
Finland
0.1% (2009 est.)
France
0.4% (2009 est.)
French Polynesia
NA
Gabon
5.2% (2009 est.)
Gambia, The
2% (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
NA
Georgia
0.1% (2009 est.)
Germany
0.1% (2009 est.)
Ghana
1.8% (2009 est.)
Gibraltar
NA
Greece
0.1% (2009 est.)
Greenland
NA
Grenada
NA
Guam
NA
Guatemala
0.8% (2009 est.)
Guernsey
NA
Guinea
1.3% (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
2.5% (2009 est.)
Guyana
1.2% (2009 est.)
Haiti
1.9% (2009 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)
NA
Honduras
0.8% (2009 est.)
Hong Kong
0.1% (2003 est.)
Hungary
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Iceland
0.3% (2009 est.)
India
0.3% (2009 est.)
Indonesia
0.2% (2009 est.)
Iran
0.2% (2009 est.)
Iraq
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
Ireland
0.2% (2009 est.)
Isle of Man
NA
Israel
0.2% (2009 est.)
Italy
0.3% (2009 est.)
Jamaica
1.7% (2009 est.)
Japan
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Jersey
NA
Jordan
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan
0.1% (2009 est.)
Kenya
6.3% (2009 est.)
Kiribati
NA
Korea, North
NA
Korea, South
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Kuwait
0.1% (2001 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
0.3% (2009 est.)
Laos
0.2% (2009 est.)
Latvia
0.7% (2009 est.)
Lebanon
0.1% (2009 est.)
Lesotho
23.6% (2009 est.)
Liberia
1.5% (2009 est.)
Libya
0.3% (2001 est.)
Liechtenstein
NA
Lithuania
0.1% (2009 est.)
Luxembourg
0.3% (2009 est.)
Macau
NA
Macedonia
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
Madagascar
0.2% (2009 est.)
Malawi
11% (2009 est.)
Malaysia
0.5% (2009 est.)
Maldives
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Mali
1% (2009 est.)
Malta
0.1% (2009 est.)
Marshall Islands
NA
Mauritania
0.7% (2009 est.)
Mauritius
1% (2009 est.)
Mexico
0.3% (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
NA
Moldova
0.4% (2009 est.)
Monaco
NA
Mongolia
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Montserrat
NA
Morocco
0.1% (2009 est.)
Mozambique
11.5% (2009 est.)
Namibia
13.1% (2009 est.)
Nauru
NA
Nepal
0.4% (2009 est.)
Netherlands
0.2% (2009 est.)
New Caledonia
NA
New Zealand
0.1% (2009 est.)
Nicaragua
0.2% (2009 est.)
Niger
0.8% (2009 est.)
Nigeria
3.6% (2009 est.)
Niue
NA
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
NA
Norway
0.1% (2009 est.)
Oman
0.1% (2009 est.)
Pakistan
0.1% (2009 est.)
Palau
NA
Panama
0.9% (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea
0.9% (2009 est.)
Paraguay
0.3% (2009 est.)
Peru
0.4% (2009 est.)
Philippines
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
NA
Poland
0.1%; 0.1% note - no country specific models provided (2009 est.)
Portugal
0.6% (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
NA
Qatar
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Romania
0.1% (2009 est.)
Russia
1% (2009 est.)
Rwanda
2.9% (2009 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis
NA
Saint Lucia
NA
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
NA
Samoa
NA
San Marino
NA
Sao Tome and Principe
NA
Saudi Arabia
0.01% (2001 est.)
Senegal
0.9% (2009 est.)
Serbia
0.1% (2009 est.)
Seychelles
NA
Sierra Leone
1.6% (2009 est.)
Singapore
0.1% (2009 est.)
Sint Maarten
NA
Slovakia
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Slovenia
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Solomon Islands
NA
Somalia
0.7% (2009 est.)
South Africa
17.8% (2009 est.)
South Sudan
3.1% (2009 est.)
Spain
0.4% (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Sudan
1.1% (2009 est.)
Suriname
1% (2009 est.)
Svalbard
0% (2001)
Swaziland
25.9% (2009 est.)
Sweden
0.1% (2009 est.)
Switzerland
0.4% (2009 est.)
Syria
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
Taiwan
NA
Tajikistan
0.2% (2009 est.)
Tanzania
5.6% (2009 est.)
Thailand
1.3% (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste
NA
Togo
3.2% (2009 est.)
Tokelau
NA
Tonga
NA
Trinidad and Tobago
1.5% (2009 est.)
Tunisia
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Turkey
less than 0.1%; less than 0.1% note - no country specific models provided (2009 est.)
Turkmenistan
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
6.5% (2009 est.)
Ukraine
1.1% (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates
0.2% (2001 est.)
United Kingdom
0.2% (2009 est.)
United States
0.6% (2009 est.)
Uruguay
0.5% (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
0.1% (2009 est.)
Vanuatu
NA
Venezuela
NA; NA note - no country specific models provided
Vietnam
0.4% (2009 est.)
Virgin Islands
NA
Wallis and Futuna
NA
West Bank
NA
Western Sahara
NA
World
0.8% (2009 est.)
Yemen
0.1% (2001 est.)
Zambia
13.5% (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
14.3% (2009 est.)
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