World AIDS Day: Number of new infections and AIDS-related deaths globally since 1996
In 2020, there were an estimated 37.6 million people infected with HIV globally, and 27.4 million people living with HIV receiving treatment. Since the peak in 2004, as of 2020, the number of AIDS-related deaths globally has declined by 65.5%.
India tops the list of the global number of people unable to afford a decent meal with a value of 792.80 million causing unaffordability to prevail in the country by 55.6%.
China emerged as the second country in this global list with 208.10 million people falling in this category and unaffordability prevalence of 14.6%.
Nigeria claimed 6.2% of the global total with 175.6M, making it the 3rd country with the highest number of healthy diet unaffordability.
High number of people that could not afford a healthy diet does not outrightly equal high percentage of healthy diet unaffordability.
The Western Pacific Region is projected to lead globally in nursing personnel by 2030, with an estimated 9.7 million nurses — more than Africa and Southeast Asia combined.
The Americas (8.9M) and Europe (8.2M) are expected to follow, maintaining high nurse-to-population ratios.
Africa (2.1M) and the Eastern Mediterranean (1.5M) are projected to remain lowest, despite growing health needs.
South-East Asia (5.5M) shows steady growth but still lags behind the top three regions.
The global nursing workforce is projected to reach 35.9 million by 2030, up 73% from 2013 — but growth remains uneven.
Only four African countries, Seychelles, South Africa, Namibia, and Ghana, meet or exceed the WHO’s recommended minimum of 44.5 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people.
Seychelles leads the continent with 73 personnel per 10,000, followed by South Africa (64), Namibia (54), and Ghana (45).
The lowest number within the top 20 is 16, shared by Nigeria, Comoros, and Mauritania.
The dataset includes 47 African countries, and no country outside the top 20 has more than 16 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people.
