2. Ukraine
Percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS: 0.83
Ukraine, the second one in our list of countries with the highest HIV rates in Europe, has a large percentage of drug users, may not be the most careful with the use of sterilized needles, either for lack of awareness, ability or access. Thus, using infected needles to inject drugs has seen many people contract HIV, though a large percentage of the population is not even aware of this fact. While the overall rate is low, among the drug users more than 20% of the men and 20% of the women have contracted HIV. While progress was being made in eradicating the virus, over a million people were left displaced after a conflict with Russia, which has led to an increase in the rate of HIV.
