STATISTICS ON WOMEN AND HIV:
· 84% of women infected with HIV are between the ages of 15 and 44
· As of 1995, women were the fastest growing group of people infected with HIV
· Three-fourths (77%) of AIDS cases reported among women in 1994 occurred among black and Hispanic women.
· The number of AIDS cases among women is doubling every 1 to 2 years
· In 1992, for the first time in the US, heterosexual contact replaced injection drug use as the leading source of HIV infection for women.
· Only 25.5% of women with multiple partners always use condoms with their primary partner; only 34.1% always use them with secondary partners.
· As of June 1996, 36% of reported HIV infection cases among women were attributed to heterosexual contact; 25% were attributed to injection drug use; 36% risk not reported or identified
· AIDS is the third leading cause of death among U.S. women ages 25-44
· AIDS is the number one cause of death in women ages 25-44 in 15 major U.S. cities
STATISTICS ON MEN AND HIV:
· One out of every 100 men in the U.S. is HIV positive
· HIV infection is the leading cause of death among U.S. men ages 25-44
· At the end of 1995, men who have sex with men accounted for only 51% of the cumulative total of AIDS cases.
· As of June 1996, 44% of reported HIV infection cases among men were attributed to men who have sex with men; 29% were attributed to injection drug use; 23% risk not reported or identified
GENERAL STATISTICS:
· AIDS is the leading cause of death in all Americans aged 25-44
· One American dies of AIDS every 13 minutes
· African Americans are being diagnosed with AIDS at a rate six times faster than that of whites.
· 25% of all new HIV infections in the U.S. are estimated to occur in young people ages 13-21
· Nearly 2 Americans between ages 13-21 are infected with HIV every hour of every day
Statistics taken from the Center for Disease Control, the World Health Organization,UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Mutual of New York Foundation HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
