African countries, the average life expectancy at birth is estimated at 47 years, seven years less than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. Tanzania: Social Sector Review - Page 110 1999 - 203 pages Full view - About this book
...In the 38 hardest-hit African countries, the average life expectancy at birth is currently almost 10 years less than it would have been in the absence of AIDS. In Botswana one out of three adults is infected and life expectancy at birth is anticipated to fall from...
...most highly affected countries of Africa, for example, life expectancy at birth is estimated to be 6.5 years less than it would have been in the absence of AIDS, and the population is projected to be 10 per cent less in 2015 than it would have been without AIDS....