Let’s have a closer look at the graph for males, as an example. 

•You can see a large year on year increase in the number of deaths between 1997 and 2006

•It was followed by a steady decrease between 2006 to 2016

•The main increase was recorded in the age groups, 20 to 60 years of age. The increase in deaths in young children and in adults between 15 and 50 years is typical of an HIV epidemic with no interventions. The decrease in deaths after 2006 demonstrates the impact of the ARV roll out in the public sector.