AIDS Statistics

United States Statistics

There are roughly 1 million people living with HIV or AIDS in the United States.

Since the start of the AIDS epidemic, 1.5 million Americans have been infected with HIV and more than 524,000 have died of AIDS.

At least 40,000 people are infected each year.

African-Americans account for 51 percent of new HIV infections.

AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American women aged 25 to 34, and HIV rates among Hispanic women are increasing.

The number of women living with HIV has tripled in the last two decades.

At least half of all new infections are among people under the age of 25.

Nationwide, someone under the age of 25 is infected with HIV every 30 minutes.

Global Statistics

More than 40 million people now live with HIV or AIDS.

In 2005, close to 5 million people were infected with HIV.

Every day 14,000 people contract HIV — 10 people per minute.

Every 10 seconds someone dies of AIDS.

One child dies every minute.

Twelve million young people, ages 15-24, are living with HIV/AIDS.

More than half of all new HIV infections occur among young people ages 15-24.

Every 15 seconds another young person becomes infected with HIV.

Fifteen million children around the world have been orphaned by AIDS, losing one or both parents to the disease.

Every 15 seconds, another young person age 15-24 becomes infected with HIV/AIDS.