Trends in the HIV & AIDS Epidemic

Abstract:
This document has four objectives. First, it summarizes the overall toll of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to date, based on total AIDS cases and deaths and the estimated number of HIV infections for the nation. Second, it presents recent trends in the number of people diagnosed with HIV, based on integrated HIV and AIDS reporting from the 25 states that have had HIV reporting for at least four years. Third, it analyzes historical trends in AIDS incidence through 1996 and summarizes what we know about where the epidemic was headed in the U.S. before treatment advances affected national trends. Finally, it discusses the implications of HIV/AIDS data and data from HIV seroprevalence studies for prevention. Estimates suggest that at the time of writing, 650,000 to 900,000 Americans were living with HIV, with at least 40,000 new infections occurring each year. An appendix provides a more detailed breakdown of risk factors contributing to the spread of the epidemic among African-American men, African-American women, Hispanic men, Hispanic women, white men, and white women. Throughout the document, charts and tables are used effectively to illustrate the data presented.


Date Published: 6/1/1998

Comments:
This document is included in the 'Combating Complacency: HIV Prevention' press kit (#6295), which was developed for the 12th World AIDS Conference (web site: http://www.cdcnac.org/geneva98). Other publications from this press kit include #6292, #6293, #6294, #6296, and #14142.

Location Code: 14143