Life expectancy at birth is estimated to be 52.2 years in 2012 – among the lowest in the world. The AIDS epidemic is a large problem in Namibia. Though its rate of infection is substantially lower than that of its eastern neighbour, Botswana, approximately 13.1% of the adult population is[update] infected with HIV. In 2001, there were an estimated 210,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, and the estimated death toll in 2003 was 16,000. According to the 2011 UNAIDS Report, the epidemic in Namibia "appears to be leveling off." As the HIV/AIDS epidemic has reduced the working-aged population, the number of orphans has increased. It falls to the government to provide education, food, shelter and clothing for these orphans. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the life expectancy in Namibia? ANS1 52.2 QSN2 What epidemic is a large problem in Namibia? ANS2 AIDS QSN3 How much of the Namibian population is infected with HIV? ANS3 13.1% QSN4 How many people living in 2001 had HIV/AIDS in Namibia? ANS4 210,000 QSN5 How many deaths were associated with HIV/AIDS in Namibia in 2003? ANS5 16,000.