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HIV/AIDS Facts and Figures: An Overview

In San Francisco...

• An estimated 1,000 people in San Francisco will become infected with HIV this year.
• Approximately 18,400 have died of AIDS since the epidemic's beginning. 18,700 currently live with HIV.
• 90% of new infections are among gay and bisexual men.  
• Gay men who use methamphetamine are 2-4 times more likely to be HIV-positive.
• A 60-year old African-American gay man has an 80% chance of being HIV-positive.

In Los Angeles...

• An estimated 2,000 people in Los Angeles will become infected with HIV this year.
• Nearly 30,000 have died in Los Angeles of AIDS since the epidemic's beginning. An estimated 58,000 currently live with HIV.
• Nearly 46% of California's total cumulative HIV/AIDS diagnoses have occurred in Los Angeles.
• 71% of those living with AIDS are gay or bisexual men.
• Although African Americans comprise only 9.6% of the city's population, they account for nearly 21% of those living with AIDS.

In California...

• An estimated 9,000 Californians will become infected with HIV this year.
• Approximately 85,600 have died of AIDS since the epidemic's beginning. 160,000 currently live with HIV.
• California ranks second in the nation in cumulative AIDS cases, surpassed only by New York.
• 73% of all HIV/AIDS cases occur among gay and bisexual men. (Far exceeding 59% nationally.)
• Although African Americans comprise only 6.7% of the state's population, they account for nearly 19% of those living with HIV/AIDS.

In the United States...

• An estimated 53,000 Americans will become infected with HIV this year.
• Approximately 550,000 have died of AIDS since the epidemic's beginning. 1.2 million currently live with HIV, including 10,000 children. 25% are unaware of their status.
• Half of all new STD infections (which include HIV) occur in individuals 25 years old or younger.
• African Americans, although comprising only 12% of the population, account for 50% of new infections. Latinos, comprising only 15% of the population, account for 19% of new infections.
• In general, racial and ethnic minorities account for 64% of those living with HIV, and 72% of AIDS deaths.

In the World...

• An estimated 2.5 million people will become infected with HIV this year.
• More than 20 million have died from AIDS since the epidemic's beginning. 33 million currently live with HIV, including 2.5 million children.
• 95% of those living with HIV reside in developing nations, predominately Africa.
• 50% of those living with HIV are women, 80% of whom are married or with one partner.
• For every person starting antiretrovirals, 3 go without, and 3 more become infected.

Data Sources:

Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS), California Department of Public Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

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