One serious thing we took into consideration while trying to put up this
website, was the fact that we knew we were working on a very delicate issue
where information (especially in figures) matters more, so we tried all our
possible best to get our figures from official bodies and as such given the
closest correct figures to stipulated conditions.
There had been diagnosis of over 40,000 new cases of AIDS each day in the
USA since 1989, with over 500,000 people dead due HIV infections. We have taken
official reports of AIDS infections around regions of the world for publications
on this section " If i may request, could you take an hour of your time and just
count how many people you meet, am sure you cant count a thousand, over 30
million people worldwide are infected with AIDS, this gives a picture of the
huge number of people HIV and AIDS has enslaved, how ugly this picture looks."
Samuel Odofin - team leader.
The cases of AIDS increased steadily from the 1980's
and it was highest at 1993, as at 1993 there had been much campaigns and
encouragements of the usage of antiretroviral therapies. The figures however
declined up to 2001, when it started increasing again. Below table represents
cumulated figures of deaths and diagnosed cases of AIDS in the USA, since it's
first outbreak (in 1981) up to the 2003.
Year
Cases diagnosed
during the year
Deaths occurring
during the year
Before 1981
100
30
1981
339
130
1982
1201
466
1983
3153
1511
1984
6368
3526
1985
11844
6996
1986
19404
12183
1987
29105
16488
1988
36126
21244
1989
43499
28054
1990
49546
31836
1991
60573
37106
1992
79657
41849
1993
79879
45733
1994
73086
50657
1995
69984
51414
1996
61124
38074
1997
49379
21846
1998*
43225
19005
1999*
41356
18491
2000*
41267
17741
2001*
40833
18524
2002*
41289
17557
2003*
43171
18017
Total**
929985
524060
* All figures starting from 1998 were
estimated
** Estimated cumulative total * Above reports includes the 50 united states
and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Pacific
Islands and the US Virgin Islands.
The latest statistics on AIDS & HIV in the USA were published in December
2004 by the US Department of Health and Human Services CDC. The next data are
due December 2005. The figures above starting from 1998 were estimated based on
reports, but the CDC recommends it's use to eliminate artifacts of reporting in
the surveillance system.
New York, Texas, Florida and California are ranked the states where the
highest cases of AIDS occurs in the USA. As at 2003, 395,313 people where living
with AIDS in the district of Columbia and the 50 states that represents the USA.
We have been able to get official reports of 33 states of the USA, and the total
AIDS epidemic was estimated by the CDC to constitute 43% of the total United
states epidemic. The table below constitutes figures as at end of 2003.
Area of residence
Adults and adolescents
Children under 13
Total*
HIV and not AIDS
AIDS
HIV and not AIDS
AIDS
HIV and not AIDS
AIDS
Alabama
5,863
3,924
33
15
5,896
3,940
Alaska
262
269
0
2
261
271
Arizona
5,452
4,122
41
5
5,493
4,127
Arkansas
2,281
2,057
13
10
2,294
2,067
California
-
55,612
-
138
-
55,750
Colorado
6,118
3,672
14
3
6,132
3,675
Connecticut
-
6,959
-
30
-
6,989
Delaware
-
1,601
-
12
-
1,613
District of
Columbia
-
8,785
-
63
-
8,848
Florida
32,196
42,861
253
361
32,449
43,223
Georgia
-
13,963
-
60
-
14,023
Hawaii
-
1,314
-
4
-
1,318
Idaho
389
274
1
0
390
274
Illinois
-
14,241
-
80
-
14,321
Indiana
3,874
3,668
29
18
3,902
3,686
Iowa
469
725
4
3
473
728
Kansas
1,133
1,120
9
3
1,143
1,123
Kentucky
-
2,349
-
10
-
2,359
Louisiana
7,675
7,549
98
43
7,773
7,592
Maine
-
515
-
3
-
518
Maryland
-
12,830
-
81
-
12,911
Massachusetts
-
8,362
-
35
-
8,397
Michigan
5,799
5,562
72
22
5,871
5,584
Minnesota
3,136
1,890
24
10
3,160
1,900
Mississippi
4,341
2,856
34
16
4,375
2,875
Missouri
4,881
5,046
39
14
4,920
5,060
Montana
-
175
-
0
-
175
Nebraska
594
594
6
4
600
598
Nevada
3,377
2,648
15
6
3,392
2,654
New
Hampshire
-
526
-
3
-
530
New Jersey
15,192
16,969
294
119
15,487
17,089
New Mexico
816
1,178
0
4
816
1,182
New York
-
66,311
-
349
-
66,660
North
Carolina
11,118
6,519
86
25
11,204
6,545
North
Dakota
72
56
1
1
73
57
Ohio
7,585
6,548
66
35
7,651
6,583
Oklahoma
2,615
2,081
18
4
2,633
2,085
Oregon
-
2,579
-
6
-
2,586
Pennsylvania
-
15,054
-
123
-
15,178
Rhode
Island
-
1,093
-
10
-
1,103
South
Carolina
6,906
6,349
64
29
6,970
6,379
South
Dakota
197
104
2
1
199
105
Tennessee
6,612
5,806
66
11
6,678
5,817
Texas
20,820
29,958
305
85
21,125
30,043
Utah
687
1,098
9
0
696
1,098
Vermont
-
247
-
3
-
250
Virginia
9,182
7,682
60
53
9,242
7,735
Washington
-
5,102
-
6
-
5,108
West
Virginia
686
640
5
5
690
645
Wisconsin
2,297
1,837
19
11
2,316
1,848
Wyoming
89
95
1
1
90
96
Total
172,714
393,375
1,683
1,942
174,396
395,317
* Because totals are
calculated independently of the subpopulations, the values in each row may
not sum exactly to the figure in the Total column
