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Statistics...
The new estimates indicate that HIV continues to have the greatest impact among African Americans and MSM.

At the end of 2003:

  • Blacks accounted for 47 percent of people estimated to be living with HIV in the U.S..
  • Whites accounted for 34 percent.
  • Hispanics for 17 percent.
  • Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives each represented roughly 1 percent of the HIV-positive population.

By transmission category:

  • MSM remained the most heavily affected group, accounting for 45 percent of
    people living with HIV.
  • Individuals infected through high-risk heterosexual contact comprised 27 percent.
  • those infected through injection drug use accounted for 22 percent of the HIV-positive population.
  • Roughly three-quarters (74%) of Americans estimated to be living with HIV are male.

    (source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/PUBS/Facts/At-A-Glance.htm )

  • An estimated 3,897 young people received a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS,
    representing about 12% of the persons given a diagnosis during that year [2003].

    (source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/youth.htm )

HIV Alliance statistics:

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Current Oregon statistics:

Department of Human Services
Oregon HIV/AIDS Statistics
Phone:503-731-4029
800 NE Oregon Street Suite 1105
The website has up-to-date statistics for HIV/AIDS.

Lane County and Oregon (as of 2003)

  • Over 10,000 injection drug users (IDU) live in Lane County.
  • Men who have sex with men (MSM) are currently the highest risk group in Oregon.
  • 15 cases of HIV or AIDS were diagnosed in 2003 in Lane County.
  • 90% of persons known to be living with AIDS and HIV live on the I-5 corridor.

Current National:

CDC National Prevention Information Network
CDC Statistics - For U.S. and all states.
Phone:1-800-458-5231

Provides Full CDC United States and State statistics in booklet form. Also free fast fax service for stats and voice operators available as well. Also provides free brochures, posters and other AIDS information products.

  • One out of 4 persons living with HIV/AIDS do not know they are infected.
  • 75% of new infections are caused by the 25% who do not know they are infected.
  • Hispanics, who represent 13% of the population, account for about 19% of new AIDS cases.
  • CDC estimates that approximately 40,000 persons become infected with HIV each year.
  • At the end of 2003, over a million persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS.

Global:

World Health Organization [WHO]
HIV/AIDS Statistics worldwide

Provides HIV/AIDS Statistics

  • 50% of all new HIV infections in the world are among youth aged 15-24.
  • In 2003 an estimated 5 million people acquired HIV.
  • In 2003 approximately 3 million people died of AIDS.
  • More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981.
  • Today an estimated 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Of the 6.5 million people in developing and transitional countries who need life-saving AIDS drugs, only 1 million are receiving them.

Other Links:

OHD statistics (latest statistics from Oregon DHS, see graphs below text)
Oregon Department of Health
Lipodystrophy Info
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Statistics and Trends)