5) Tanzania – 1,400,000 (rate: 5.6)

Tanzania faces a matured generalized HIV epidemic. Tanzanian women are particularly affected by this disease; around 60 percent of the affected are women. Around 86,000 people die of AIDS every year in this country.

4) Mozambique – 1,400,000 (rate: 11.3)

Mozambique is facing a severe, generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic. Around 74,000 people lose their life every year due to AIDS. The primary mode of transmission is through unprotected sex.

3) Kenya – 1,500,000 (rate: 6.2)

Even though Kenya has severe, generalized HIV epidemic, the nation has experienced a notable decline in HIV prevalence in recent years. Around 80,000 people die of AIDS every year in Kenya.

2) Nigeria – 3,300,000 (rate: 3.7)

Around 220,000 people die due to AIDS every year in Nigeria. The HIV prevalence rate among adults (aged between 15 years and 49 years) was 3.1 percent. The epidemic is complex and varies widely by region.

1) South Africa – 5,600,000 (rate: 17.3)

South Africa has highest HIV population in the world. Approximately 12 percent of the population of South Africa is affected by HIV/AIDS, and around 310,000 people die due to this disease every year in this nation.