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United States and Florida HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
UNITED
STATES
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 733,374 AIDS cases have been reported in the US.
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In
1999, 46,400 AIDS cases were reported in the US.
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 8,718 pediatric AIDS cases have been reported in the
US.
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Males
account for 83% of cumulative reported AIDS cases, and females
account for 17%. The male-to-female ratio is 4.9:1.
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Of
the cumulative number of AIDS cases, 43% are among whites, 37% are
among blacks, and 18% are among Hispanics.
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 122,607 HIV cases have been reported, which includes
2,026 pediatric HIV cases (As of December 1999, 33 states require
HIV infection reporting).
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In
1999, 21,419 HIV cases were reported in the US.
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Males
account for 72% of cumulative reported HIV cases, and females
account for 28%. The male-to-female ratio is 2.6:1.
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Of
the cumulative number of HIV cases, 52% are among blacks, 38% are
among whites, and 8% are among Hispanics.
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Cumulatively
through 1999, the top five leading states/territories reporting the
highest number of AIDS cases are:
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New
York 136,062
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California
115,366
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Florida
75,539
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Texas
51,449
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New
Jersey 40,216
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New
York City 115,059
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Los
Angeles 40,709
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Miami
22,872
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Washington,
DC 21,648
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San
Francisco 27,151
FLORIDA
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 75,646 AIDS cases have been reported in Florida.
Florida ranks third in the nation in the number of AIDS cases.
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In
1999, 5,424 AIDS cases were reported in Florida.
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 1,368 pediatric AIDS cases have been reported in
Florida. Florida ranks second in the nation in the number of
pediatric AIDS cases.
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Males
account for 78% of cumulative reported AIDS cases, and females
account for 22%. The male-to-female ratio is 3.5:1.
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Of
the cumulative number of AIDS cases, 46% are among blacks, 39% are
among whites, and 15% are among Hispanics.
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Cumulatively
through 1999, 14,765 HIV cases have been reported, which includes
142 pediatric HIV cases. (Reporting of HIV was implemented July 1,
1997. )
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In
1999, 6,402 HIV cases were reported in Florida.
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Males
account for 62% of cumulative reported HIV cases, and females
account for 38%. The male-to-female ratio is 1.6:1.
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Of
the cumulative number of HIV cases, 60% are among blacks, 26% are
among whites, and 14% are among Hispanics.
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In
1999, there were 225,131 HIV tests performed by county public health
departments, with 2.2% of the tests being positive.
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