HIV statistics tell the story of the HIV epidemic. How people are infected help us develop prevention tools and to whom we should target our prevention efforts. The following HIV statistics and AIDS data details the extent of HIV and AIDS among adults and adolescents and by exposure category.
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AIDS Cases by Exposure Category
These figures detail the number of AIDS cases by exposure category.- Men who have sex with men
- Male: 454,106
- Women: N/A
- Total: 454,106
- Injecting drug use
- Male: 168,695
- Women: 73,311
- Total: 242,006
- Men who have sex with men and inject drugs
- Male: 66,081
- Women: N/A
- Total: 66,081
- Hemophilia / transfusion / perinatal / not identified
- Male: 14,191
- Women: 6,535
- Total: 20,726
- Heterosexual contact
- Male: 61,914
- Women: 102,936
- Total: 164,850
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AIDS Cases Among Children Younger Than 13 Years By Exposure Category
Here is the distribution of reported AIDS cases among children by exposure category.
- Hemophilia/coagulation disorder: 236
- Mother with or at risk for HIV infection: 8,629
Decreasing the Risk of HIV Transmission from Mother to Child - Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue: 390
- Risk not reported or identified: 45
Statistics provided by The Centers for Disease Control - Updated 4/23/07

