page_title: Health in South Africa
section_title: HIV/AIDS
hierarchical_section_title: Health in South Africa / HIV/AIDS
caption_attribution_description: English: Estimated HIV prevalence among young adults (15-49) by country.
context_page_description: Health in South Africa touches on various aspects of health including the infectious diseases, Nutrition, Mental Health and Maternal care.
context_section_description: HIV and AIDS in South Africa are major health concerns, and more than 5.3 million people are thought to be living with the virus in South Africa. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the retrovirus that causes the disease known as AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country.
  The South African National HIV Survey estimated that more than 15% of all South Africans over 2 years old were living with HIV in 2007. There is an average of almost 1,000 deaths of AIDS a day in South Africa.
caption: Estimated HIV infection in Africa in 2007 shows high rates of infection in Southern Africa.
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