AIDS & HIV...Maybe Forgotten, Not Gone from the USA!
Cumulative AIDS Cases
The estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS through 2002 in the United States
is 886,575. Adult and adolescent AIDS cases total 877,275 with 718,002 cases in
males and 159,271 cases in females. Through the same time period, 9,300 AIDS
cases were estimated in children under age 13.
The estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS is 501,669, including
496,354 adults and adolescents, and 5,315 children under age 15.
Cumulative Cases by Age
Of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS through December 2002, patients'
ages at time of diagnosis were distributed as follows:
- Under 15: 10,139
- Ages 15 to 24: 35,460
- Ages 25 to 34: 301,278
- Ages 35 to 44: 347,860
- Ages 45 to 54: 138,386
- Ages 55 to 64: 40,584
- Ages 65 or older: 12,868
Cumulative cases by Race/Ethnicity
Estimates numbers of diagnoses of AIDS through December 2002,
by race or ethnicity:
- White (not Hispanic):
364,458
- Black (not Hispanic):
347,491
- Hispanic: 163,940
- Asian/Pacific Islander:
6,924
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 2,875
- Race/ethnicity unknown: 887
Cases by Exposure Category
Following is the distribution of the estimated number of
diagnoses of AIDS among adults and adolescents by exposure
category. A breakdown by sex is provided where appropriate.
| Exposure Category |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Male to male sexual contact |
420,790 |
--- |
420,790 |
| Injection drug use |
172,351 |
67, 917 |
240,268 |
| Male to male sexual contact and injection drug
use |
59,719 |
--- |
59,719 |
| Heterosexual (male and female) contact |
50,793 |
84,835 |
135,628 |
| Hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal, and risk
not reported or not identified |
14,350 |
6,519 |
20,869 |
The distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS
among children (under age 13 at the time of diagnosis) by
exposure categories follows:
- Hemophilia/coagulation disorder: 236
- Mother with or at risk for HIV infection: 8,629
- Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or
tissue: 390
- Other/risk not reported or identified: 45
Areas Reporting Most Cases
The 10 leading states or territories reporting the highest
number of cumulative AIDS cases among residents as of December
2002 are as follows:
- New York: 155,755
- California: 128064
- Florida: 90,233
- Texas: 59,772
- New Jersey: 45,237
- Illinois: 28,426
- Pennsylvania: 28,136
- Puerto Rico: 27,242
- Georgia: 26,008
- Maryland: 25,358
Source: Centers for Disease Control (www.CDC.gov)
Last Editorial Review: 12/9/2004
