Patents on Antiretroviral Drugs in Africa


This table shows the number of antiretroviral drugs that are patented in each sub-saharan African country. It then shows the number of people living with HIV/AIDS, the population, and national income (as measured by GDP) in each country.

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# of Patented ARVs Nation # of PWAs (thousands) Cum. # of PWAs % of Sub-Saharan African PWAs this represents Population (thousands) Cum. Pop. % of Sub-Saharan African pop. GDP Cum. % % of Sub-Saharan African GDP
13 South Africa 4,200 . . 39,796 . . 130,220 . .
13 Subtotal 4,200 4,200 17.7 39,796 39,796 7 130,220 130,220 40.7
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8 Zimbabwe 1,500 . . 11,509 . . 5,608 . .
8 Subtotal 1,500 5,700 23.3 11,509 51,305 9 5,608 135,828 42.5
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7 Gambia 13 . . 1,266 . . 393 . .
7 Kenya 2,100 . . 29,507 . . 10,649 . .
7 Uganda 820 . . 21,209 . . 6,423 . .
7 Subtotal 2,933 8,633 35.2 51,982 103,287 18.1 17,465 153,293 47.9
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6 Botswana 290 . . 1,592 . . 5,053 . .
6 Ghana 340 . . 19,699 . . 7,774 . .
6 Lesotho 240 . . 2,108 . . 957 . .
6 Malawi 800 . . 10,674 . . 1,810 . .
6 Swaziland 130 . . 981 . . 1,326 . .
6 Zambia 870 . . 8,974 . . 3,104 . .
6 Subtotal 2,670 11,303 46.1 44,028 147,315 25.9 20,024 173,317 54.2
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5 Congo 86 . . 2,876 . . 2,217 . .
5 Tanzania 1,300 . . 32,799 . . 8,760 . .
5 Subtotal 1,386 12,689 51.8 35,675 182,990 32.1 10,977 184,294 57.6
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4 Benin 70 . . 5,945 . . 2,369 . .
4 Burkina Faso 350 . . 11,633 . . 2,580 . .
4 Cameroon 540 . . 14,704 . . 9,187 . .
4 C.A.R. 240 . . 3,550 . . 1,051 . .
4 Chad 92 . . 7,462 . . 1,564 . .
4 Gabon 23 . . 1,196 . . 4,352 . .
4 Mali 100 . . 10,976 . . 2,570 . .
4 Mauritania 6.6 . . 2,602 . . 958 . .
4 Nigeria 2,700 . . 108,995 . . 35,045 . .
4 Sengal 79 . . 9,251 . . 4,752 . .
4 Seychelles 0 . . 80* . . 612 . .
4 Subtotal 4,200.6 1,6889 68.9 176,394 359,384 63.1 65,040 249,344 77.9
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3 Comoros 0.4 . . 676* . . 225 . .
3 Ivory Coast 760 . . 14,534 . . 11,206 . .
3 Niger 64 . . 10,414 . . 2,018 . .
3 Sierra Leone 68 . . 4,721 . . 669 . .
3 Togo 130 . . 4,515 . . 1,405 . .
3 Subtotal 1,022.4 17,912 73.1 34,860 394,244 69.3 15,523 264,857 82.8
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2 Burundi 360 . . 6,587 . . 714 . .
2 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 1,100 . . 50,407 . . 5,584 . .
2 Guinea 55 . . 7,375 . . 3,431 . .
2 Madagascar 11 . . 15,502 . . 3,721 . .
2 Rwanda 400 . . 7,238 . . 1,935 . .
2 Subtotal 1,926 19,838 81 87,109 481,353 84.6 15,385 280,242 87.6
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1 Guinea Bissau 14 . . 1,188 . . 218 . .
1 Somalia no data . . 9,718 . . no data . .
1 Subtotal 14 19,852 81 10,906 492,259 86.5 218 280 87.7
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0 Angola 160 . . 12,497 . . 6,194 . .
0 Cape Verde no data . . 428* . . 581 . .
0 Djibouti 37 . . 631 . . 531 . .
0 Equatorial Guinea 1.1 . . 422 . . 696 . .
0 Eritrea no data . . 3,137 . . 649 . .
0 Eithiopia 3,000 . . 61,123 . . 6,451 . .
0 Liberia 39 . . 2,941 . . no data . .
0 Maruitius no data . . 1,149 . . 4,244 . .
0 Mozambique 1,200 . . 19,222 . . 3,901 . .
0 Nambia 160 . . 1,689 . . 3,475 . .
0 Sao Tome and Principe no data . . 145* . . 47 . .
0 Subtotal X . . 103,404 . . X . .
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. TOTAL 24,500 . 100 569,272 . 100 319,917 . 100


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