Malawi

DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Estimated Population (thousands) 12,884

Population Growth Rate 2.3%

Life expectancy at birth:

Men 41

Women 42

Percentage of people living with less than US $2 a day 76.1%

Per Capita Gross National Income, ppp, International dollar rate US $ 620

Per Capita Government Expenditure on health at International dollar rate 16

HIV AND AIDS ESTIMATES

Number of people living with HIV 940,000 [480,000 – 1,400,000]

Adults aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate 14.1 [6.9 – 21.4]%

Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV 850,000 [440,000 – 1,300,000]

Women aged 15 and up living with HIV 500,000 [220,000 – 800.000]

Deaths due to AIDS  78,000 [38,000 – 120,000]

GENERALIZED EPIDEMICS

Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV 91 000 [28,000 – 190,000]

Orphans aged 0 to 17 due to AIDS 550,000 [310,000 – 780,000]

COUNTRY PROGRESS INDICATORS

GENERALIZED EPIDEMICS

National Programs

Percentage of pregnant women receiving treatment to reduce mother-to-child transmission 2.3%

Percentage of HIV-infected women and men receiving antiretroviral therapy 20.0%

School attendance:

among orphans 81.0%

non-orphans 87.0%

Knowledge and Behavior

Percentage of young people aged 15 to 24 who correctly identify ways to prevent HIV

Men 36%

Women 23.5%

Source: UNAIDS, 2006.

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