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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Summary Fact Sheet

Updated December 1, 1999

 
United States
Globally
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS
650,000 - 900,000
33.6 million

Number of new HIV infections per year

40,000
5.6 million
New infections among men:    
    • Men who have sex with men
    • Injection drug use
    • Heterosexual sex
       
    • Black
    • Hispanic
    • White
    • 60%
    • 25%
    • 15%
       
    •  50%
    • 20%
    • 30%
 
New infections among women:    
    • Injection drug use
    • Heterosexual sex
       
    • Black
    • Hispanic
    • White
    • 25%
    • 75%
       
    • 64%
    • 18%
    • 18%
 

Cumulative AIDS Cases (as of 6/99)

    • Men
    • Women
       
    • Whites
    • Blacks
    • Hispanics

711,344

    • 83%
    • 17%
       
    • 44%
    • 37%
    • 19%
50 million

Cumulative Deaths from HIV/AIDS (6/99)

    • Men
    • Women
       
    • Whites
    • Blacks
    • Hispanics

420,201

    • 86%
    • 14%
       
    • 47%
    • 35%
    • 18%
16.4 million
HIV/AIDS Deaths in 1998
17,171
2.6 million
(est. for 1999)
 
Sources:
 
 
CDC

 

 

 

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