This paper examines the effect of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from 46 SSA countries spanning the period 2000–2015. Results based on the system-generalized method of moments estimation showed that a 1% increase in the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in SSA decreased the growth in per capita income by 0.47%. The impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth was felt most in Eastern Africa followed by West Africa, although the prevalence rate was highest in Southern Africa. In particular, a 1% increase in the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Africa and West Africa retarded growth in per capita income by 0.64% and 0.47%, respectively, over the study period. The paper suggests that for SSA to minimize the impact of HIV/AIDS prevalence on growth, African governments should take a cue from the southern African countries by making anti-retroviral drugs more accessible and affordable to persons living with the disease.

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艾滋病毒/艾滋病对撒哈拉以南非洲经济增长的影响：最新证据

本文使用 2000 年至 2015 年期间 46 个 SSA 国家的数据，研究了人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征 (HIV/AIDS) 对撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 经济增长的影响。基于系统广义矩估计法的结果表明，SSA 地区的 HIV/AIDS 患病率每增加 1%，人均收入增长率就会下降 0.47%。艾滋病毒/艾滋病对经济增长的影响在东非最为明显，其次是西非，尽管南部非洲的流行率最高。特别是，在研究期间，东非和西非的艾滋病毒/艾滋病患病率每增加 1%，人均收入增长将分别放缓 0.64% 和 0.47%。该文件建议，为了使 SSA 尽量减少 HIV/AIDS 流行对增长的影响，