Botswana rate third highest HIV prevalence in the world - report

“In 2017, 23.7% of people aged 15 and older in Botswana were living with HIV with women accounting for 27.2% compared to 20.3% for men. An estimated 378.193 persons of all ages were living with HIV in 2017, comprising 215.361 females and 162.832 males. HIV prevalence among young people aged between 15 to 24 years of age was 8.4% in 2017, with females higher prevalence of 11.2% than males with less than six percent,” it stated. 

The report t further noted that an estimated 34.742 young people aged between 15 and 24 years of age live with HIV, of whom 66% (23,089) are female. About 9.018 children aged between zero and 14 are said to have also being living with the epidemic.