| HIV/AIDS Statistics
Worldwide
| People newly infected with
HIV in 2002 |
5 million |
| Adults |
4.2 million |
| Women |
2 million |
| Children younger than 15 |
800,000 |
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| Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in
2002 |
42 million |
| Adults |
38.6 million |
| Women |
19.2 million |
| Children younger than 15 |
3.2 million |
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| AIDS deaths in 2002 |
3.1 million |
| Adults |
2.5 million |
| Women |
1.2 million |
| Children younger than 15 |
610,000 |
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Source: UNAIDS
AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2002
United States
| Persons reported to be living
with HIV infection and with AIDS in the U.S. through December
2001 |
506,154 |
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| Estimated number of Americans
living with HIV infection and with AIDS |
800,000 to 900,000 |
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| Cumulative number of AIDS cases reported
to CDC through 2001 |
816,149 |
| Males |
666,026 |
| Females |
141,048 |
| Children |
9,074 |
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| Cumulative number of AIDS cases
by race/ethnicity |
| Whites |
343,889 |
| Blacks |
313,180 |
| Latino/a |
149,752 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
6,157 |
| Native American |
2,537 |
| Race/ethnicity Unknown |
634 |
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| Cumulative number of AIDS cases among adults
and adolescents by exposure category |
| Men who have sex with men |
368,971 |
| Injection drug users |
201,326 |
| Men who have sex with men and inject drugs |
51,293 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder |
5,292 |
| Heterosexual contact |
90,131 |
| Recipient of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue |
8,971 |
| Risk not reported or identified |
81,091 |
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| States and territories with the highest
number of cumulative cases. |
| New York |
149,341 |
| California |
123,819 |
| Florida |
85,324 |
| Texas |
56,730 |
| New Jersey |
43,824 |
| Pennsylvania |
26,369 |
| Illinois |
26,319 |
| Puerto Rico |
26,119 |
| Georgia |
24,559 |
| Maryland |
23,537 |
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| Reported total AIDS deaths in the U.S. through 2001 |
467,910 |
Sources: CDC "HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Report" Vol. 13, No. 2
New York State
| Persons reported to be living with
HIV infection and with AIDS in New York State reported through
December 2001 |
77,195 |
Source: CDC
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: U.S. HIV and AIDS cases reported
through December 2001. Year-end edition Vol.13, No.2
New York City
| Reported cumulative AIDS cases in New York
City from 1985 through June 2002 |
134,504 |
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| Cumulative reported AIDS deaths in New
York City |
81,542 |
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| Reported number of New Yorkers known to
be living with HIV or AIDS in June 2002 |
78,101 |
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Source: HIV
Surveillance & Epidemiology Program Quarterly
Report. From the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
4/03
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