The Top 5 African Countries With the Most Deaths by AIDS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table id="gradient_style" summary="ListTable_columnLabels"><thead><tr><th class="br_tl" style="color: #990000;"></th><th scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #990000; vertical-align: middle;"><u>Country</u></th> <th scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #990000; vertical-align: middle;"><u>Deaths By AIDS 2007</u></th> <th class="br_tr" scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #990000; vertical-align: middle;"><u>Deaths By AIDS 2001</u></th> </tr></thead> <tfoot><tr> <td colspan="3"><br /></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="5" style="padding: 0px 10px 5px;"><b>Sources:</b> UNAIDS/ WHO epidemiological Fact Sheet 2008. </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="5" style="padding: 0px 10px;"><b>List Notes:</b> Data is estimated number of adults and children who died of AIDS for the years 2007 and 2001. Most current data available is for the year 2007 (updated by the Top 5 of Anything, April 2010). </td> </tr></tfoot> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle; width: 35px;"><div class="list_circle"><b>1</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>South Africa</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>350,000 </b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>370,000 </b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>2</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Nigeria</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>170,000</b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>130,000</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>3</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Zimbabwe</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>140,000</b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>150,000</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>4</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Kenya</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>107,000</b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>130,000 </b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>5</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Tanzania</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>96,000</b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>110,000</b></td> </tr></tbody> </table><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><img id="Main_5Facts_logo" src="http://www.top5ofanything.com/gfx/Main_5Facts.gif" /><img id="i_Main_5Facts_hRule" src="http://www.top5ofanything.com/gfx/Main_5Facts_hRule_605x36.gif" /> <br /><div class="Top5Facts_listing"><ol><li>In 2008, an estimated 1.9 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa becamenewly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of people living with HIV to 22.4 million.</li><li>In 2008, an estimated 1.4 million AIDS-related deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. This number represents an 18% decline in annual HIV-related mortality in the region since 2004.</li><li>In 2008, sub-SaharanAfrica accounted for 67% of HIV infectionsworldwide, 68% of new HIV infections amongadults and 91% of new HIV infections amongchildren. The region also accounted for 72% of theworld's AIDS-related deaths in 2008</li><li>While the rate of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa has slowly declined (with thenumber of new infections in 2008 approximately 25% lower than at the epidemic's peak in the region in 1995)the number of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa slightly increased in 2008, in part due to increased longevity stemming from improved access to HIV treatment. Adult (15-49) HIV prevalence declined from 5.8% in 2001 to 5.2% in 2008.</li><li>An estimated 33 million people were living with HIV in 2007. There were 2.7 million new HIV infections and 2 million AIDS-related deaths last year.</li></ol><b>Top 5 facts sources:</b> UNAIDS/ WHO epidemiological Fact Sheet 2008.</div></div>

The Top 5 African Countries With the Most Deaths by AIDS

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The Top 5 Best Selling Brands of Whisky Worldwide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table id="gradient_style" summary="ListTable_columnLabels"> <thead><tr> <th class="br_tl"></th> <th scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><u>Whisky Brand</u></th> <th scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><u>Company Name</u><br /><u><small>headquarters</small></u></th> <th scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><u>Sales</u></th> <th class="br_tr" scope="col" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><u>Percent Change</u></th> </tr></thead> <tfoot><tr> <td colspan="3"><b><br /></b></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="7" style="padding: 0px 10px 5px;"><b>Sources:</b> The Drinks International Millionaires Club report 2009, various. </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="7" style="padding: 0px 10px;"><b>List Notes:</b> Sales are for the year 2009 in millions of 9-litre cases. Percent change is from the year 2008. Whisky is non-scotch whisky. </td> </tr></tfoot> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle; width: 35px;"><div class="list_circle"><b>1</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Bagpiper Whisky</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>United Spirits</b><br /><b><small>Bangalore, India</small></b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>15.41<small>million cases</small></b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>+ 10.5% </b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #660000; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>2</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #660000; vertical-align: middle;"><b>McDowell's No.1 Whisky</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #660000; vertical-align: middle;"><b>United Spirits</b><br /><b><small>Bangalore, India</small></b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #660000; vertical-align: middle;"><b>13.39 <small> million cases</small></b></td> <td style="color: #660000; vertical-align: middle;"><b>+ 16.8% </b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>3</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Jack Daniel's Whisky</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Brown-Forman</b><br /><b><small>Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.</small></b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>9.52 <small> million cases</small></b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>+ 2.0%</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #20124d; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>4</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #20124d; vertical-align: middle;"><b>Officer's Choice Whisky</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #20124d; vertical-align: middle;"><b>Allied Blenders & Distillers</b><br /><b><small>Mumbai, India</small></b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #20124d; vertical-align: middle;"><b>9.50 <small> million cases</small></b></td> <td style="color: #20124d; vertical-align: middle;"><b>+ 43.9% </b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><div class="list_circle"><b>5</b></div></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>Original Choice Whisky</b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>John Distilleries</b><br /><b><small>Bangalore, India</small></b></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: middle;"><b>8.84 <small> million cases</small></b></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>+ 37.9% </b></td> </tr></tbody> </table><br /><img id="Main_5Facts_logo" src="http://www.top5ofanything.com/gfx/Main_5Facts.gif" /><img id="i_Main_5Facts_hRule" src="http://www.top5ofanything.com/gfx/Main_5Facts_hRule_605x36.gif" /> <br /><div class="Top5Facts_listing"><ol><li>Indian whiskies continued to dominate whiskiesof the world rankings, accounting for 14 out ofthe 26 whisky brands and five out of the leading six. theIndian whisky market had a size in excess of 100million 9-litre cases in 2008 which is around twice thatof all the other types of whisky combined,excluding Scotch. Indian whiskies dominated the top 10 positions ofthe fastest growing brands, in a category that sawdouble-digit growth in 2008 from an alreadyhigh base.  <a name="more"></a></li><li>United Spirits Limited (USL) is the largest Spirits Company in India and among the top three spirits companies in the world. </li><li>Whisky is the largest spirits category in India; local products dominate, although imported whisky is growing and has huge potential for further growth. Indian whisky has been enjoying huge growth as economic prosperity encourages consumers to trade up from local unbranded spirits to branded whisky and other spirits.</li><li>Whisky is a shortened form of usquebaugh, which English borrowed from Gaelic (Irish uisce beatha and Scottish uisge beatha). This compound descends from Old Irish uisce, "water", and bethad, "of life" and meaning literally "water of life". It meant the same thing as the Latin aqua vitae which had been applied to distilled drinks since early 14th century.</li><li>The non-Scotch whisky market, chiefly comprising Irish, American, Canadian, Indian and Japanese whiskies, is one of the largest growth areas of the global wine and spirits industry. The performance of the three most international non-Scotch whisky categories - US, Canadian and Irish - has been more varied. Irish whiskey is currently the most rapidly rising of the three, accelerating at an impressive rate and rising by 8% CAGR between 2003 and 2008 to reach 4.46 million cases.</li></ol><b>Top 5 facts sources:</b> The Drinks International Millionaires Club report 2009, Global market review of world whiskies - forecasts to 2014, various.</div></div>

The Top 5 Best Selling Brands of Whisky Worldwide

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