According to estimates of HIV/AIDS mortality in 2009, African nations accounted for the majority of these deaths. One of the deadly diseases, HIV/AIDS, still lacks a definitive solution. Lack of knowledge of the disease may be one of the factors leading to its mortality. Many international charities and social agencies step forward to assist victims when African countries are economically poor and have a low GDP and HIV-infected people are unable to access their medicine.
South Africa has the highest estimated HIV-AIDS mortality (310,000 deaths), Nigeria comes in second with 220,000 deaths, and India comes in third with 170,000 deaths. .
| Rank | Country | HIV/AIDS - deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 72,000 |
| 2 | India | 69,000 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 51,000 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 45,000 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 38,000 |
| 6 | Tanzania | 80,000 |
| 7 | Russia | 24,000 |
| 8 | Uganda | 21,000 |
| 9 | Kenya | 21,000 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 20,000 |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 20,000 |
| 12 | Congo | 19,000 |
| 13 | Zambia | 17,000 |
| 14 | Thailand | 16,000 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,000 |
| 16 | Ghana | 18,000 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 14,000 |
| 18 | Ghana | 14,000 |
| 19 | Brazil | 14,000 |
| 20 | Malawi | 13,000 |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13,000 |
| 23 | Angola | 13,000 |
| 24 | South Sudan | 9,100 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 8,500 |