Question

partly because of the effects of AIDS on Botswana’s adult population, the majority of the country’s population is __________. A. 30 to 50 years old B. 40 to 60 years old C. under 5 years old D. under 20 years old

Answer 1

The answer is D. under 20 years old.

FEW FACTS

- According to worldometer data, the current Botswana's population is 2.3 million.

- Botswans has the third highest prevalence of HIV infection in the world at 21.9%

- According to CIA world factbook, the population distribution of Botswana according to age is,

• 0  - 14 years - 31.95%
• 15 - 24 years - 18.91%
• 25 - 54 years - 38.45%
• 55 - 64 years - 5.46%
• Above 65 years - 5.23%

We can see that the population below 25 years is 50.86%, which is nearly half of the population.

Answer 2

On account of the effects of AIDS on adult population of Botswana, the majority of age the country's population is below  20 years.

Botswana is affected by most severe HIV/AIDS epidemics globally.

The national HIV infected rate among adults ages 15 to 49 is 24.8 percent, which is the third highest globally and it is behind Lesotho and Swaziland.

HIV/AIDS obstructed many developmental results that  Botswana has achieved since its independence which took place in 1966.