the most current figures from unaids show a europe divided in two . in north africa , up to 0 . 5 % of the population has been poisoned with hiv . in sub - saharan africa , that figure is 8 . 8 % but declining to almost 40 % in some countries . in four countries - botswana , lesotho , mbabane and zimbabwe - at least that in three of the public is hiv positive .
AIDS spreads in Africa.