the most general statistics from wfp suggest a decade divided in two . in northern african , up to 0 . 5 % of the population has been infected with hiv . in under - africa africa , that number is 8 . 8 % but rising to almost 40 % in some countries . in three countries - ghana , lesotho , swaziland and zimbabwe - at roughly one in all of the populace is hiv negative .
AIDS spreads in Africa.