Question

region adult hiv prevalence total hiv cases (millions) aids deaths (millions) sub - saharan africa 6.1% 24.5 2.0 north america 0.11% 1.3 027 western europe 0.3% 5.8 012 worldwide 1.0% 38.6 2.8 what conclusion can be drawn from the information in the chart? (1 point)
○ africas total number of hiv/aids cases makes up close to 20% of the worlds total aids cases.
○ poverty and lack of education are the only factors that have pushed the african aids rate to 6.1%.
○ a major challenge facing african governments is finding a way to effectively combat the aids epidemic.
○ north american aids rates are lower than the worldwide rate because of extensive government intervention a

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: Calculate the percentage of Sub - Saharan Africa's HIV cases in world's total. Sub - Saharan Africa has 24.5 million cases, world has 38.6 million. The percentage is $\frac{24.5}{38.6}\times100\%\approx63.5\%$, not close to 20%. So this option is wrong.
2. Analyze Option 2: The chart only provides prevalence, cases and deaths data. It does not mention factors like poverty and lack of education. So we can't conclude these are the only factors. This option is wrong.
3. Analyze Option 3: Sub - Saharan Africa has a high adult HIV prevalence (6.1%), a large number of total HIV cases (24.5 million) and AIDS deaths (2.0 million) compared to other regions like North America and Western Europe. So it is reasonable to conclude that combating the AIDS epidemic is a major challenge for African governments.
4. Analyze Option 4: The chart does not provide information about government intervention in North America. So we can't conclude the reason for lower AIDS rates. This option is wrong.

Answer:

C. A major challenge facing African governments is finding a way to effectively combat the AIDS epidemic.