Demographics
According to the National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-prevalence Survey of 2005 and 2007, the percentage of pregnant women with HIV per year was as follows:
| Year: | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Percentage: | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 17.0 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 28.0 |
According to a 2006 study by The South African Department of Health, 13.3% of 9,950 Africans that were included in the poll had HIV. Out of 1,173 whites, 0.6% had HIV. These numbers are confirmed in a 2008 study by the Human Sciences Research Council that found a 13.6% infection rate among Africans, 1.7% among Coloreds, 0.3% among Indians and 0.3% among Whites.
In 2007, it was estimated that between 4.9 and 6.6 million of South Africa's 48 million people of all ages were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
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