Translation of "HIV" into Amharic

Social and economic impacts Of aid The AIDS epidemic is taking and will continue to take a devastating toll on human lives. According to the 2002 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects (United Nations, 2003), life expectancy at birth has already fallen by more than 10 years in the most affected countries, those with an adult HIV prevalence of 20 % or more. In most of the countries that are severely affected by the epidemic, HIV/AIDS is responsible for stopping or even reversing the long-term decline in mortality that had been registered until recently. The impact on population size is most marked in Africa. In 38 African countries3 for which the United Nations Population Division explicitly incorporates the impact of AIDS into its 2002 Revision of estimates and projections, the population is estimated at 603 million in 1995, 16 million fewer than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. By 2025, the population of these 38 African countries will reach 983 million, 14 % fewer than in the absence of AIDS. In the 7 countries with an adult prevalence of 20 % or more, all in Africa, the impact is more striking. By 2025, the population of these countries is projected to be 35 % lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. Life expectancy at birth, a measure indicating the average number of years that a newborn child would live if mortality remained constant throughout his lifetime, is estimated at 47 years in 1995-2000, 6 years lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS in the 38 African countries. It is projected to reach only 52 years by 2020-2025, 10 years lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. In the seven countries with an adult HIV prevalence of 20 per cent or more, life expectancy at birth is estimated at 49 years in 1995-2000, 13 years lower than in the absence of AIDS. By 2020-2025, the difference between the life expectancy with AIDS and the life expectancy without AIDS will reach 29 years, a 41 % difference.

Social and economic impacts Of aid The AIDS epidemic is taking and will continue to take a devastating toll on human lives. According to the 2002 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects (United Nations, 2003), life expectancy at birth has already fallen by more than 10 years in the most affected countries, those with an adult HIV prevalence of 20 % or more. In most of the countries that are severely affected by the epidemic, HIV/AIDS is responsible for stopping or even reversing the long-term decline in mortality that had been registered until recently. The impact on population size is most marked in Africa. In 38 African countries3 for which the United Nations Population Division explicitly incorporates the impact of AIDS into its 2002 Revision of estimates and projections, the population is estimated at 603 million in 1995, 16 million fewer than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. By 2025, the population of these 38 African countries will reach 983 million, 14 % fewer than in the absence of AIDS. In the 7 countries with an adult prevalence of 20 % or more, all in Africa, the impact is more striking. By 2025, the population of these countries is projected to be 35 % lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. Life expectancy at birth, a measure indicating the average number of years that a newborn child would live if mortality remained constant throughout his lifetime, is estimated at 47 years in 1995-2000, 6 years lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS in the 38 African countries. It is projected to reach only 52 years by 2020-2025, 10 years lower than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. In the seven countries with an adult HIV prevalence of 20 per cent or more, life expectancy at birth is estimated at 49 years in 1995-2000, 13 years lower than in the absence of AIDS. By 2020-2025, the difference between the life expectancy with AIDS and the life expectancy without AIDS will reach 29 years, a 41 % difference