#WorldAIDSDay: Top 10 Nigerian states with HIV/AIDS prevalence

Today is the 2016 World AIDS Day as annually commemorated globally since 1988.

The day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.

Here are the top 10 Nigerian states with HIV/AIDS prevalence;

No. 10 Ondo State with 4.3%
No. 9 Cross River State with 4.4%
No. 8 Yobe State with 5.3%
No. 7 Both Oyo State and Sokoto State with 5.6%
No. 6 Akwa Ibom State with 6.4%
No. 5 Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with 7.5%
No. 4 Nasarawa State with 8.1%
No. 3 Kaduna State with 9.2%
No. 2 Taraba State with 10.5%
No. 1 Rivers State with 15.2%