Figure 7.26: HIV-AIDS in Africa. New HIV infections fell in sub-Saharan Africa from 2.2 million in 2001 to 1.8 million in 2009. In this period, rates declined more than 25 percent in 22 of the countries. The rate has remained stable elsewhere in the region. The number of deaths from AIDS has declined in sub-Saharan Africa, in large part because of the increased availability of antiretroviral medications.

[Sources consulted: “Global Report 2010 Fact Sheet,” UNAIDS, at http://www.unaids.org/globalreport/documents/20101123_FS_SSA_em_en.pdf; Global Report: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic/2010, UNAIDS, at http://www.unaids.org/globalreport/documents/20101123_GlobalReport_full_en.pdf]