2022 IB Diploma Extended Essays

Figure 12. Number of People Living with HIV per 1000 compared to

GDP per capita in Botswana, South Africa, and Australia 2005 - 2020

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GDP PER CAPITA ($USD)

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NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV PER 1000

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Botswana GDP per capita

South Africa GDP per capita

Botswana HIV

South Africa HIV

Australia HIV

The data in figure 12 depicts Botswana as one of the world largest HIV/AIDS epicentres with South Africa not far behind. In contrast, Australia’s HIV prevalence is consistently under 2 per 1000 people during these 15 years, demonstrating the nation’s overall successful management of the virus in the 21 st century. Regarding the HIV prevalence of Botswana and South Africa, although there are various decreases and increases in certain years, Botswana displays a general decrease, contrasting to South Africa’s general increase of people living with HIV. In comparison to GDP per capita, there is a correlation in which high HIV prevalence correlates to low GDP per capita and vice versa. Australia’s GDP per capita is not shown in figure 12, as its GDP per capita is very large (50,000+) in comparison to Botswana and South Africa, however this displays the correlation as its very high

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