Comments on: AIDS Deaths

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:18 +0000

The official answer is 72 percent, and our CD winner is Jackie Kludt.

Congratulations Jackie!

Of the more than 2 million deaths worldwide in 2007 caused by AIDS, 72 percent of those occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

That statistic shows the devastating toll AIDS is taking on the continent of Africa.

Source: 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic,Executive Summary, pp. 5, 18, http://www.unaids.org

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:32:51 +0000

76% as reported by the UN Report on AIDS/HIV

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:23 +0000

I couldn’t find it in Dale’s book, but found this from UNAIDS – WHO:

The estimated number of deaths due to AIDS
in 2007 was 2.1 million [1.9–2.4 million]
worldwide, of which 76% occurred
in sub-Saharan Africa.

By: Vonda

Vonda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:05:28 +0000

three quarters (75%) ;(

By: Jessica Bennett

Jessica Bennett — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:04 +0000

68% of deaths occurred in sub Saharan.

By: eric kjeldgaard

eric kjeldgaard — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:25:47 +0000

76% of worldwide AIDS deaths occurred in sub-saharan Africa.

By: Sara Benson

Sara Benson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:14 +0000

75% aprox.
2 million Aids deaths in 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for aprox 1.5 million deaths.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:02 +0000

(71%). Of the 2.8 million deaths worldwide in 2005 caused by AIDS, 2 million of those occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

By: Jackie Kludt

Jackie Kludt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:46 +0000

72% of worldwide deaths

By: Sarah Charles

Sarah Charles — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:08 +0000

My answer is: the percentage of worldwide deaths from AIDS that occured in sub-sahara Africa is 11%.