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Table 3 Prevalence of Infectious diseases before and after the year 2000 in some Sub-Saharan African countries

From: Zero malaria: a mirage or reality for populations of sub-Saharan Africa in health transition

Country

HIV Prevalence (%)

Acute Respiratory Infection Prevalence (%)

Diarrhea Prevalence (%)

Malaria Incidence /1000 population

References

Before 2000

Post 2000

Before 2000

Post 2000

Before 2000

Post 2000

Before 2000

Post 2000

Benin

4.15

0.9

16

6

26

11

410.9

386.18

[45,46,47,48]

Burkina Faso

2.9

0.7

6

14

20

15

589.3

398.73

[46,47,48]

Cote d'Ivoire

7.5

2.1

18

8

23

16

514.61

330.73

[46,47,48]

Ghana

2.5

1.7

14

7

18

12

437.52

224.34

[46,47,48]

Guinea

2.0

6.40

17

8

22

10

458.08

283.89

[46,47,48]

Mali

2.0

0.9

16

6

26

15

458.08

386.78

[46,47,48]

Niger

0.7

0.2

15

8

39

14

317.29

356.57

[46,47,48]

Nigeria

1.4

1.3

12

4

16

11

438.75

291.94

[46,47,48]

Senegal

0.7

0.3

35

8

16

18

255.64

55.75

[46,47,48]

Sierra Leone

1.6

1.5

31

6

26

8

465.77

320.40

[46,47,48]

Togo

2.1

7.14

21

15

31

15

442.02

267.31

[46,47,48]

Central African Republic

7.8

2.9

45

29

26

24

458.76

347.33

[46,47,48]

Cameroon

4.4

3.0

20

17

19

20

386.32

246.99

[46,47,48]

Tanzania

6.2

4.7

 

35.2

 

12.1

342.68

124.27

[46,47,48]

Ethiopia

3.0

0.9

 

7.8

26

12

157.3

31.81

[46,47,48]

Somalia

0.2

0.1

   

22.4

125.58

34.27

[46,47,48]

Uganda

1.5

4.57

   

20

495.25

289.18

[46,47,48]

South Africa

10.9

19.1

  

13

5.3

4.23

1.65

[46,47,48]

Kenya

4.8

4.2

 

30.4

 

15

213.19

70.10

[46,47,48]

Mauritania

0.6

0.3

    

147.95

39.41

[46,47,48]