Tables
Table 1: Reported Cumulative AIDS Cases by Region
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1986-2002 |
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REGION |
POPULATION |
CUMULATIVE AIDS |
CUMULATIVE RATE |
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Ashanti |
3,612,950 |
19330 |
535.0 |
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Greater Accra |
2,905,726 |
11106 |
382.2 |
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Eastern |
2,106,696 |
9420 |
447.1 |
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Brong Ahafo |
1,815,408 |
5262 |
289.9 |
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Western |
1,924,577 |
5155 |
267.9 |
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Central |
1,593,823 |
4249 |
266.6 |
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Northern |
1,820,806 |
3200 |
175.7 |
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Upper East |
920,089 |
2836 |
308.2 |
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Volta |
1,635,421 |
2423 |
148.2 |
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Upper West |
576,583 |
1249 |
216.6 |
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Not stated |
|
86 |
|
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TOTAL |
18,912,079 |
64316 |
340.1 |
Source: Samuel Agyei-Mensah “Mitigating the Impact of HIV/AIDS in Ghana” and the
Ghana Statistical Service.
Table 2: Cumulative AIDS Rates for Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
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COUNTRY |
POPULATION |
CUMULATIVE AIDS |
CUMULATIVE RATE |
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Angola |
15,941,000 |
30,000 |
188 |
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Botswana |
1,765,000 |
18,000 |
1020 |
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Burkina Faso |
13,228,000 |
12,000 |
91 |
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Burundi |
7,548,000 |
13,000 |
172 |
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Côte D'Ivoire |
18,154,000 |
65,000 |
358 |
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Ghana |
22,113,000 |
29,000 |
131 |
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Kenya |
34,256,000 |
140,000 |
409 |
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Lesotho |
1,795,000 |
23,000 |
1281 |
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Malawi |
12,884,000 |
78,000 |
605 |
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Mozambique |
19,792,000 |
140,000 |
707 |
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Namibia |
2,031,000 |
17,000 |
837 |
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Nigeria |
131,530,000 |
220,000 |
167 |
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Sierra Leone |
5,525,000 |
4,600 |
83 |
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South Africa |
47,432,000 |
320,000 |
675 |
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Zimbabwe |
13,010,000 |
180,000 |
1384 |
Source: UNAIDS