A recent survey by the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) has sensationally disclosed that Nigeria ranks second in the global HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
According to the findings, Rivers State has the highest prevalence rate of 15.2%.
The breakdown of the rest of the states and their prevalence rates is listed below.
Taraba: 10.5%
Kaduna: 9.2%
Nasarawa: 8.1%
FCT: 7.5%
Akwa Ibom: 6.5%
Sokoto: 6.4%
Oyo: 5.6%
Benue: 5.6%
Yobe: 5.3%
Cross River: 4.4%
Ondo: 4.3%
Gombe: 3.4%
Abia: 3.3%
Bayelsa: 2.7%
Osun: 2.6%
Imo: 2.5%
Borno: 2.4%
Plateau: 2.3%
Lagos: 2.2%
Jigawa: 2.1%
Adamawa: 1.9%
Kogi: 1.4%
Kwara: 1.4%
Kano: 1.3%
Enugu: 1.3%
Niger 1.2%
Anambra: 1.2%
Ebonyi: 0.9%
Edo: 0.8%
Kebbi: 0.8%
Delta: 0.7%
Bauchi: 0.6%
Ogun: 0.6%
Zamfara: 0.4%
Ekiti: 0.2%