HIV Basic Statistics

The following data are summarized from the CDC annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. Unless otherwise noted, numbers are estimated numbers of diagnoses of AIDS in the United States through December 2004.

For a more complete understanding of the current surveillance trends, you may download a PDF file of the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report or request a free copy of the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report by calling the CDC National Prevention Information Network at 1-800-458-5231.

Cumulative AIDS Cases
Cumulative Cases by Age
Cumulative Cases by Race/Ethnicity
Cases by Exposure Category
Areas Reporting Most Cases
State HIV/AIDS Data
International Statistics


Cumulative AIDS Cases

The estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS through 2002 in the United States is 886,575. Adult and adolescent AIDS cases total 877,275 with 718,002 cases in males and 159,271 cases in females. Through the same time period, 9,300 AIDS cases were estimated in children under age 13.

Estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS is 501,669, including 496,354 adults and adolescents, and 5,315 children under age 15.

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Cumulative Cases by Age

Of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS through December 2002, patients' ages at time of diagnosis were distributed as follows:

Age
# of Cumulative AIDS Cases
Under 13:
9,300
Ages 13 to 14:
839
Ages 15 to 24:
35,460
Ages 25 to 34:
301,278
Ages 35 to 44:
347,860
Ages 45 to 54:
138,386
Ages 55 to 64:
40,584
Ages 65 or older:
12,868

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Cumulative Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Estimated numbers of diagnoses of AIDS through December 2002, by race or ethnicity:

Race or Ethnicity
# of Cumulative AIDS Cases
White, not Hispanic
364,458
Black, not Hispanic
347,491
Hispanic
163,940
Asian/Pacific Islander
6,924
American Indian/Alaska Native
2,875
Unknown or multiple race
887

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Cases by Exposure Category

Following is the distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS among adults and adolescents by exposure category. A breakdown by sex is provided where appropriate.

Exposure Category
Male
Female
Total
Male-to-male sexual contact
420,790
-
420,790
Injection Drug Use
172,351
67,917
240,268
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use
59,719
-
59,719
Heterosexual contact
50,793
84,835
135,628
Other*
14,350
6,519
20,869

*Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal,
and risk not reported or not identified.

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The distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS among children* by exposure categories follows:

Exposure Category
# of AIDS Cases
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
236
Mother with or at risk for HIV infection
8,629
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
390
Other/risk not reported or identified
45

* The term "children" refers to persons under age 13 at the time of diagnosis.

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Areas Reporting Most Cases

The 10 leading states or territories reporting the highest number of cumulative AIDS cases among residents as of December 2002 are as follows:

State/Territory
# of Cumulative AIDS Cases
New York
155,755
California
128,064
Florida
90,233
Texas
59,772
New Jersey
45,237
Illinois
28,426
Pennsylvania
28,136
Puerto Rico
27,242
Georgia
26,008
Maryland
25,358

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State-by-State HIV/AIDS Data

State-by-state information about new and cumulative AIDS cases, AIDS case rates, persons living with AIDS, AIDS deaths, HIV infections, HIV testing statistics and policies, additional AIDS-related state policies, Ryan White funding and funding for HIV prevention, and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, including budget, client, and expenditure data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

State Health Facts Online

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International Statistics

According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,as of December 2003 , the following trends of the worldwide pandemic of HIV are evident:

  • At the global level, the number of people living with HIV continues to grow - from 35 million in 2001 to 38 million in 2003.
  • An estimated 5 million people acquired the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2003, the greatest number in any one year since the beginning of the epidemic.
  • In 2003, almost three million were killed by AIDS; over 20 million have died since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981.

For current statistics on the number of reported AIDS cases in North, Central, and South America, please contact the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) which is the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization at 525 23rd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, telephone: 202-861-4346.

Other international web sites available are the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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