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Antigua
Capital & major cities (Capital) St. John’s
Population Total & below 20yrs (Total) 68,000 and (below 20 years) 13,600
People Predominantly Black Africans. ½ the population live in St. Johns. The other half live in rural areas.
Natural resources Cotton, sugarcane, petroleum
Economy & Business Tourism is the main income in Antigua, farming is also a major part of the economy
Per Capita Income Between US $3036 and US $9385 
Religion

Church of England is almost 45%

Roman Catholics at 8.7%
Major languages (Official) English, English Patois
Literacy rate Children between ages 5-16, education is compulsory
Other Information East Caribbean dollar of 100 cents (2.70 east Caribbean dollars equal us $1 fixed rate since 1976)

Sources:

1.www.Encarta.com

2.www.mama.com

3.www.hotbot.com

 

 

                                                        Aids Facilities

Address

Health Hope and HIV Foundation

AIDS Secretariat

Min of Health

Aflak Building,

Cemetery Road,

St. John’s
Phone Numbers 268-462-5039
Fax Numbers N/A
Web Site Address N/A
Other Information

Breakdown

Total:- 135 cases reported

Adult men:- 96

Adult women:-29

Children under 15:-10

 

Sources:

1.Caribbean National AIDS Program National Meeting

2.Ministry of Health, Antigua

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aids cases by Age Group

 

 

AGE GROUP <1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999a 2000 1982-2000 %
< 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 5
1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

 0 0
5 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
15 - 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2
20 - 24 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 6
25 - 29 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 14 11
30 - 34 1 0 0 3 6 6 1 2 0 2 4 5 30 25
35 - 39 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 12 10
40 - 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 7 6
45 - 49 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 13 11
50 - 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 6
55 - 59 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
60 + 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 7
UNKNOWN 0 3 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10
TOTAL ALL AGES 3 3 6 14 17 16 7 13 7 5 14 17 122 100

 

Source

1.    Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Reports submitted to CAREC's Epidemiology Division

       by CAREC member countries

 

 

Aids cases by Gender

YEAR REPORTED CASES OF AIDS REPORTED AIDS DEATHS ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
MALE FEMALE UNKNOWN TOTAL
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1983 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1984 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1985 1 0 0 1 0 1.6 0.0
1986 1 0 0 1 1 1.6 1.6
1987 1 0 0 1 1 1.6 1.6
1988 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1989 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1.6
1990 0 0 3 3 2 4.7 3.1
1991 0 0 6 6 8 9.4 12.5
1992 13 1 0 14 9 21.5 13.8
1993 16 1 0 17 10 26.2 15.4
1994 14 2 0 16 12 24.6 18.5
1995 5 2 0 7 12 10.6 18.2
1996 5 8 0 13 8 19.7 12.1
1997 5 2 0 7 7 10.4 10.4
1998 2 3 0 5 3 7.5 4.5
1999a 8 6 0 14 10 20.9 14.9
2000 14 3 0 17 12 25.0 17.6

 

 

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