the most recent figures from unaids display a continent divided in three . in cape african , up to 0 . 5 % of the population has been injected with hiv . in sub - saharan italy , that figure is 8 . 8 % but rose to almost 40 % in some countries . in four countries - botswana , lesotho , swaziland and zimbabwe - at least one in thirds of the continent is sexually negative .
AIDS spreads in Africa.