Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Statics

The CDC estimates that by the end of 2008 there were 490,696 people living with an AIDS diagnoses in the United States and five dependent areas, around 38,000 more than 2006. Since 2000 the annual number of new AIDS diagnoses has remained relatively constant, with an estimated 34,993 in 2009. In total, an estimated 1,142,714 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in America since the beginning of the epidemic.
Just over 75% of adults and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis are men.

Race/ethnicity of adult and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis in the U.S. in 2008

As the pie chart below shows, blacks/African Americans accounted for the largest proportion of people living with an AIDS diagnosis in 2008.
Graph of ethnicity living with AIDS in the USA

Transmission category of male and female adults and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis in the U.S. in 2008

Almost half of male adults and adolescents living with AIDS in 2008 became infected with HIV through male-to-male sexual contact. Two-thirds of female adults and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis in 2008 were infected through heterosexual contact.
Graph of Men/Women living with AIDS in the USA




HIV and AIDS statistics by race/ethnicity
Blacks/African Americans accounted for half of all new HIV diagnoses and just under half of new AIDS diagnoses in 2009. Of the total number of people living with an HIV diagnosis in 2008 in the 40 U.S. states and 5 dependent areas, 46% were black/African American; 31.6% white; 20% Hispanic/Latino; 1.3% multiple races; 0.6% Asian; 0.4% American Indian/Alaska Native; and 0.04% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander.
Among men diagnosed with AIDS in 2009, 56% of black/African American men, 65% of Hispanic/Latino men and 79% of white men became infected with HIV through male-to-male sexual contact. Among women diagnosed with AIDS in 2009, 78% of black/African American women, 75% of Hispanic/Latino women and 68% of white women became infected through heterosexual contact.

Estimated new adult and adolescent HIV and AIDS diagnoses in 2009, by race/ethnicity

Race/ethnicity HIV AIDS
Males Females Total* Males Females Total*
White 10,0981,70011,8108,1261,3449,471
Black/African American 14,9146,63221,67311,1095,64216,759
Hispanic/Latino 6,6151,6258,2635,8521,5867,442
Asian 36510547334980429
American Indian/Alaska Native 1375118912728155
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 26103645752
Multiple races383132516495192686
Total* 32,53810,25542,95926,1028,87934,993
* Values in each column may not sum to the column total, as the column totals for estimated numbers were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations.

Estimated HIV diagnoses by race/ethnicity and year

Race/ethnicity Year of diagnosis
2006 2007 2008 2009
White 12,103 12,33411,86611,810
Black/African American 20,696 20,95321,73021,673
Hispanic/Latino 8,562 8,579 8,278 8,263
Asian 366 474 466 473
American Indian/Alaska Native 163 185 193189
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 47 46 34 36
Multiple races 606 631567516

Estimated AIDS diagnoses by race/ethnicity and year

Race/ethnicity Year of diagnosis All years*
2006 2007 2008 2009
White 10,487 10,0509,6729,471426,230
Black/African American 17,321 17,194 17,077 16,759 466,829
Hispanic/Latino 7,920 7,696 7,476 7,442 223,671
Asian 422 454 492 429 8,369
American Indian/Alaska Native 145 141 177 155 3,702
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 49 55 44 52 851
Multiple races 686 65661668612,749
* Includes all years from the beginning of the epidemic through 2009.

Estimated HIV diagnoses in 2009 by race/ethnicity

Pie chart of HIV diagnosis by race/ethnicity 2008

Estimated AIDS diagnoses in 2009 by race/ethnicity

Pie chart of AIDS diagnosis by race/ethnicity 2008

**This is not my findings. These statics and charts was taken from a website who's citation is underneath this notice. .
 "HIV and AIDS statistics by race/ethnicity." Internation Hiv and Aids Charity. Adverting Hiv and Aids , 2011. Web. 14 Mar 2012. <http://www.avert.org/usa-race-age.htm>.































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