the most contemporary figures from unaids show a continent separating in two . in east africa , up to 0 . 5 % of the population has been infected with hiv . in sub - saharan africa , that figure is 8 . 8 % but declining to almost 40 % in some countries . in nine people - angola , namibia , swaziland and zimbabwe - at almost an in three of the population is hiv infection .
AIDS spreads in Africa.