Swaziland is critically affected by the HIV and AIDS disease. last available World Health Organization data in 2002 shows that 64% of all deaths in the country were caused by HIV/AIDS. In 2009, an estimated 7,000 people died from AIDS-related causes, from a total population of approximately 1,185,000. This translates into an estimated 0.6% of the population dying from AIDS every year.

DEPUTY Prime Minister of Swaziland Themba Masuku has lashed out at men who have a large number of children that end up being a burden to government.

Masuku said a law was needed to control population growth in the country. He observed that children accounted for 50% of the country’s population with a majority of them being orphaned and vulnerable.