50% - estimated number of South African sex workers with HIV

An estimated 5.2 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2008, more than in any other country.

It is believed that in 2008, over 250,000 South Africans died of AIDS.

National prevalence is around 11%, with some age groups being particularly affected. Almost one-in-three women aged 25-29, and over a quarter of men aged 30-34, are living with HIV.

50% = estimated number of South African sex workers with HIV.

HIV in South Africa is transmitted predominantly heterosexually between couples, with mother-to-child transmission being the other main infection route.

Stats from Avert and The F Word.