HIV/AIDS Epidemic Summary Fact Sheet

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HIV/AIDS Epidemic Summary Fact Sheet - ONAP

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	UNAIDS

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