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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic: 20 Years in the U.S. *
AIDS Information in the U.S. Statistics
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS Approx. 900,000
Number of people who may not know they are HIV pos. Approx. 300,000
Number of new HIV infections per year Approx. 40,000
Percent of new HIV infections who are male 70%
Percent of new HIV infections who are female 30%
Cumulative AIDS cases (as of June 2000) 753,907
Percent of AIDS cases (as of June 2000) who are male 76%
Percent of AIDS cases (as of June 2000) who are female 24%
Number of new AIDS cases (7/99-6/00) 43,517
Cumulative number who have died from AIDS 438,795
Percent of AIDS deaths who are male 85%
Percent of AIDS deaths who are female 15%
Number of States affected by HIV/AIDS 50 + DC and US territories

Death due to AIDS by race/ethnicity AIDS Deaths U.S. Population
White, non-Hispanic 46% 71%
African American 35% 12%
Latino 17% 13%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native <1% 1%

Mode of transmission among men Percent
Men who have sex with men (MSM) 47%
Injection drug use (IDU) 25%
Heterosexual sex 10%
Other 18%

Mode of transmission among women Percent
Heterosexual sex 75%
Injection drug use (IDU) 25%

HIV/AIDS among ethnic populations (men) AIDS Cases U.S. Population
(male)
White, non-Hispanic 32% 71%
African American 47% 13%
Latino 19% 12%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native <1% <1%

HIV/AIDS among ethnic populations (women) AIDS Cases U.S. Population
(female)
White, non-Hispanic 19% 72%
African American 63% 12%
Latina 17% 12%
Asian/Pacific Islander <1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native <1% <1%

Federal spending on HIV/AIDS patient care (FY2000) Amount
Total $10.8 Billion
Health care services $6.2 Billion (60%)
Health care services: Medicaid $2.2 Billion (36%)
Health care services: Medicare $1.7 Billion (28%)
Health care services: Ryan White CARE Act $1.6 Billion (26%)
Health care services: Dept. of Veterans Affairs $0.4 Billion (7%)
Health care services: Other (DHHS, DOD, DOJ) $0.3 Billion (3%)
Research $3.2 Billion (19%)
Prevention $0.9 Billion (8%)
International efforts $0.2 Billion (2%)
Average $ for health care expenditures for an HIV/AIDS pt/month $1,359

The Worldwide HIV/AIDS Pandemic *
Worldwide HIV/AIDS Statistics
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS 36.1 million
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS who are men 18.3 million
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS who are women 16.4 million
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS who are children 1.4 million
Number of new HIV infections per year 5.3 million
Number of new HIV infections per day 15,000
Number of new HIV infections in developing countries 14,250
Women infected per day 7,050
Children infected per day 1,700
AIDS cases in 2000 3 million
Percent of AIDS cases in 2000 who were men 76%
Percent of AIDS cases in 2000 who were women 24%
Percent of AIDS cases in 2000 who were children (under the age of 15) 16%
Cumulative number of people who have died from AIDS 21.8 million
Percent of AIDS deaths who were men 59%
Percent of AIDS deaths who were women 41%
Percent of AIDS deaths who were children (under the age of 15) 20%

Region Adult Prevalence Rate Total living with HIV/AIDS Newly infected in 2000
Global 1.1% 36.1 M 5.3 M
Sub-Saharan Africa 8.8% 25.3 M 3.8 M
Caribbean 2.3% 390,000 60,000
North America 0.6% 920,000 43,500
South and South-East Asia 0.6% 5.8 M 780,000
Latin America 0.5% 1.4 M 150,000
Eastern Europe & Central Asia 0.4% 700,000 250,000
Western Europe 0.2% 540,000 30,000
North Africa & Middle East 0.2% 400,000 80,000
Australia & New Zealand 0.1% 15,000 500
East Asia & Pacific 0.1% 640,000 130,000

*AIDS statistics through June 2000: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1201.htm

The Kaiser Family Foundation: http://www.kff.org/sections.cgi?section=hivaids

The Surgeon General: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/aids/tlcastatistics.html

http://www.unaids.org/wac/2000/wad00/files/WAD_epidemic_report.htm

http://www.unaids.org/wac/2000/wad00/files/wad2000Master/index.htm

Department of State's USAID: http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/aids/hivaids_activities.html

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: http://www.unaids.org/

World Bank AIDS Economics: http://www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/index.htm