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Zimbabwe
Prevailing Concern: HIV/AIDS
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It's hard to believe but, almost 20% (1.2 million) of all Zimbabwean children have lost a parent; most have been orphaned by AIDS.
A quarter of the population is HIV-positive, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic has slashed the average life expectancy from 61 to 33 years.
About Zimbabwe
1.4 million orphans. Of this number...
- 1 million have been orphaned due to AIDS
- 80% do not receive any form of external support
- Malaria is the leading killer of children under five
- Many children do not have birth certificates (limiting access to healthcare and education)
- 1,000’s suffer violence, exploitation, and trafficking
85% of the population professes Christianity.
More than 5,000 children are raped every year.
Young girls are vulnerable to rape as some men in Zimbabwe believe that having sex with a virgin will cure them from HIV/AIDS.
89 out of 1,000 children die before their 5th birthday.
33% of all children suffer from malnutrition.
10 is the average age a girl drops out of school.
Zimbabwe is a republic with a presidential system of government.
90% Unemployment--the highest in the world.
$2 a day is the average pay for an adult.
Sources: Unicef, Save the Children, SOS Children's Village, InPartnership, PBS, "Research Situation Analysis: Vietnam Country Brief" by Boston University in collaboration with Hanoi School of Public Health, Amnesty International, Irish Medical Times, World Volunteer Web, Village of Hope, CIA:The World Factbook, and Africacheck.org.
