The Epidemic in the United States: Key FactsDue to increasingly effective treatments for HIV/AIDS, more people in the United States are living with AIDS than ever before. This growing population demonstrates the continued need for HIV prevention and care and treatment services for HIV-infected individuals.

HIV/AIDS in the United States: Key Facts

• Approximately 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006. (CDC, Estimates of New HIV Infection in the United States, 2008)

• In 2007, an estimated total of 1.2 million people were living with HIV in the U.S. (UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic)

• About 100 to 200 infants in the U.S. are infected with HIV annually, nearly all through mother-to-child transmission. (CDC, Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Prevention, 2007)

• From 2002 to 2006, the estimated number of AIDS cases in the U.S. decreased 64 percent among children under 13 years of age. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

• At the end of 2006, 46 percent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. were African-American, 35 percent were white, 18 percent were Hispanic, 1 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1 percent were American Indian/Alaska Native. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

• In 2006, males accounted for 75 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases among adults and adolescents in the U.S., while females accounted for 25 percent. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

 

• Approximately one in five of people living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware they are infected. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

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If you would like more information, please contact Chris Hudnall at 310-314-1459 or chris@pedaids.org.