HIV Prevalence Rates by Country

While specific discussion of the HIV epidemic seems to be nonexistent in the American media these days, it is still an issue that is affecting an astonishing number of people globally. Below is the HIV prevalence rate for people 15-49 years of age in a select group of countries.



Country	Percentage
Swaziland	25.9
Botswana	24.8
Lesotho	23.6
South Africa	17.8
Zimbabwe	13.5
Namibia	13.1
Mozambique	11.5
Malawi	11
Uganda	6.5
Kenya	6.3
Cameroon	5.3
Central African Republic	4.7
Nigeria	3.6
Thailand	1.3
Guyana	1.2
Russia	1
El Salvador	0.8
Honduras	0.8
Latvia	0.7
United States	0.6
France	0.4
Nepal	0.4
Belarus	0.3
United Arab Emirates	0.2
Israel	0.2
Turkey	0.1
Algeria	0.1
Germany	0.1
Slovakia	0.1
Pakistan	0.1
Afghanistan	0.01

Citation: 

CIA World Fact Book

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html#top