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Table 4. Estimated numbers of AIDS diagnoses, by race/ethnicity, sex, exposure category, and age category, 1998–2002—United States
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  Year of diagnosis Cumulative through
2002a
Exposure category 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
 
White, not Hispanic
Male adult or adolescent            
Male-to-male sexual contact 8,329 7,637 7,406 7,178 7,320 251,275
Injection drug use 1,546 1,492 1,356 1,289 1,255 33,166
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 1,026 967 815 804 768 29,041
Heterosexual contact 593 559 555 521 644 8,222
Otherb 160 156 155 141 127 7,989
Subtotal 11,654 10,810 10,288 9,932 10,113 329,692
             
Female adult or adolescent            
Injection drug use 776 731 715 656 683 14,594
Heterosexual contact 1,030 1,022 1,019 1,019 1,076 16,214
Otherb 58 44 55 48 50 2,352
Subtotal 1,865 1,796 1,788 1,723 1,809 33,159
             
Total adults and adolescents 13,518 12,607 12,076 11,655 11,922 362,851
             
Child (<13 yrs)            
Perinatal 33 19 12 15 7 1,242
Otherb 0 0 0 1 0 364
Subtotal 33 19 13 16 7 1,606
Total 13,552 12,626 12,088 11,671 11,929 364,457
 
Black, not Hispanic
Male adult or adolescent            
Male-to-male sexual contact 5,687 5,534 5,462 5,712 6,015 103,003
Injection drug use 4,681 4,343 4,245 3,917 3,842 89,918
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 1,019 882 785 814 791 20,418
Heterosexual contact 2,496 2,608 2,735 2,949 3,122 30,595
Otherb 149 129 139 142 162 4,440
Subtotal 14,032 13,496 13,366 13,534 13,933 248,373
             
Female adult or adolescent            
Injection drug use 2,310 2,137 2,157 2,073 1,983 40,166
Heterosexual contact 4,027 4,040 4,568 4,737 5,006 50,376
Otherb 145 150 176 180 189 3,099
Subtotal 6,483 6,328 6,902 6,990 7,179 93,641
             
Total adults and adolescents 20,515 19,824 20,268 20,524 21,111 342,014
             
Child (<13 yrs)            
Perinatal 156 128 83 69 56 5,324
Otherb 0 0 3 2 2 152
Subtotal 156 129 85 70 58 5,476
Total 20,671 19,953 20,353 20,594 21,169 347,490
 
Hispanic
Male adult or adolescent            
Male-to-male sexual contact 3,058 2,913 2,910 3,068 3,202 60,300
Injection drug use 2,162 2,058 2,022 1,824 1,766 48,165
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 388 391 374 344 299 9,555
Heterosexual contact 903 902 899 1,007 1,077 11,325
Otherb 62 71 67 67 65 1,613
Subtotal 6,573 6,334 6,272 6,310 6,410 130,958
             
Female adult or adolescent            
Injection drug use 627 618 621 628 469 12,666
Heterosexual contact 1,176 1,120 1,219 1,264 1,288 17,305
Otherb 37 34 44 55 51 899
Subtotal 1,840 1,773 1,883 1,947 1,808 30,871
             
Total adults and adolescents 8,413 8,107 8,155 8,257 8,218 161,829
             
Child (<13 yrs)            
Perinatal 46 32 18 21 24 1,973
Otherb 1 1 0 1 0 137
Subtotal 47 33 18 22 24 2,111
Total 8,460 8,140 8,173 8,279 8,242 163,940
 
Asian/Pacific Islander
Male adult or adolescent            
Male-to-male sexual contact 199 203 208 247 263 4,444
Injection drug use 36 40 33 46 43 547
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 12 15 13 13 18 266
Heterosexual contact 33 51 49 56 68 473
Otherb 11 7 5 11 8 241
Subtotal 291 316 307 374 400 5,972
             
Female adult or adolescent            
Injection drug use 10 13 11 11 14 178
Heterosexual contact 43 45 63 51 55 582
Otherb 2 5 4 3 7 133
Subtotal 55 63 79 65 76 893
             
Total adults and adolescents 346 379 385 439 477 6,864
             
Child (<13 yrs)            
Perinatal 0 1 2 2 1 45
Otherb 0 0 0 0 0 14
Subtotal 0 1 2 2 1 59
Total 346 380 388 441 478 6,924
 
American Indian/Alaska Native
Male adult or adolescent            
Male-to-male sexual contact 63 67 70 66 95 1,338
Injection drug use 32 25 26 33 26 398
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 21 18 17 33 18 404
Heterosexual contact 5 12 15 14 11 113
Otherb 2 1 0 0 2 48
Subtotal 122 124 128 147 152 2,301
             
Female adult or adolescent            
Injection drug use 14 15 24 16 23 251
Heterosexual contact 20 24 32 22 29 262
Otherb 0 2 1 4 2 29
Subtotal 34 41 57 41 54 543
             
Total adults and adolescents 156 164 185 188 206 2,844
             
Child (<13 yrs)            
Perinatal 1 0 0 0 0 29
Otherb 0 0 0 0 0 2
Subtotal 1 0 0 0 0 31
Total 157 164 185 188 206 2,875
Total casesc 43,225 41,314 41,239 41,227 42,136 886,575
Note. These numbers do not represent actual cases in persons with a diagnosis of AIDS. Rather, these numbers are point estimates of cases diagnosed that have been adjusted for reporting delays and for redistribution of cases in persons initially reported without an identified risk. The estimates have not been adjusted for incomplete reporting. Because column totals were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum to the column total.
a Includes persons with a diagnosis of AIDS, from the beginning of the epidemic through 2002.
b Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, and risk not reported or not identified.
c Includes persons of unknown race or multiple races and persons of unknown sex.
Last Modified: June 14, 2006
Last Reviewed: June 14, 2006
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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