HIV/AIDS Facts
AIDS is not going away. For 29 years, since the start of the AIDS epidemic, AIDS still kills. Every day, people are still infected with HIV. Here are some numbers:

In the United States:
• In the United States: 571,378 Americans are living with AIDS (as of 12/31/07).
• The CDC estimates that 42,496 people were newly infected with HIV in 2007.
  That's one new infection every 12 minutes.
• African-Americans accounted for 50% of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2007. They make up approximately 13% of the population.
• 73% of people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2007 were male. Over half of them were infected through homosexual contact; a further 32% were infected by heterosexual contact.
• 26% of people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2006 were female. 80% of them were infected through heterosexual contact; a further 19% were infected via injection drug use.
• Since 1981, over one million Americans (1,051,875 as of 12/31/07) have been diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, over 55% (583,298) have died.

In New York City:
• 105,633 people are living with HIV/AIDS in New York City (as of 12/31/07).
• 3,809 people were newly diagnosed with AIDS in New York City in 2008. That's 10 new diagnoses every day, and 6.7% of HIV diagnoses in the entire country.
• 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City are male.
• Of people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, 45% are Black, 32% are Hispanic, and 21% are White.
• Since 1981, 162,867 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in New York City. Of those, 60% (98,299) have died.