8. Italy
Percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS: 0.28
In Italy, the number 8 in our list of countries with the highest HIV rates in Europe HIV or AIDS are still considered to be socially unacceptable diseases, despite the fact that the country is pretty progressive overall. This leads to fewer people discussing the virus or disease, which means many people often don’t get checked, a move that often proves to be fatal. In Italy, migrant women faced the highest risk of contracting the disease. In 2014, the number of HIV cases had almost doubled when compared to 2004, a statistic which has not received the amount of attention and focus that it merited.
