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HIV Statistics - The Number of People Living with HIV

Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control

From , former About.com Guide

Updated February 09, 2008

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By the end of 2003, an estimated 1.2 million persons in the United States were living with HIV. It's also estimated that 24 to 27 percent of those people are undiagnosed and unaware of their infection.

More HIV and AIDS Statistics

Source
Rhodes, GM., "Estimated HIV Prevalence in the United States at the End of 2003". National HIV Prevention Conference; 1 Jun 2005; Atlanta. Abstract 595.

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