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Table 1.54: New AIDS cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over, United States, 1998 and 2002
| |
2002 |
1998 |
| Population group |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
| Total |
40,709 |
17.2 |
41,301 |
18.0 |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
| 13-17 |
191 |
0.9 |
132 |
0.7 |
| 18-44 |
27,849 |
24.7 |
30,623 |
27.4 |
| 45-64 |
11,817 |
17.8 |
9,830 |
15.8 |
| 65 and over |
741 |
2.1 |
499 |
2.0 |
| Race |
|
|
|
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
205 |
11.0 |
DNC |
DNC |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
471 |
4.6 |
DNC |
DNC |
| Asian |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
| Black or African American |
21,049 |
75.4 |
DNC |
DNC |
| White |
11,896 |
7.1 |
DNC |
DNC |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic |
6,979 |
24.2 |
6,923 |
31.3 |
| Non-Hispanic |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
DNC |
DNC |
154 |
10.1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
345 |
4.4 |
| Black or African American |
DNC |
DNC |
20,461 |
80.7 |
| White |
DNC |
DNC |
13,389 |
8.2 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
30,041 |
26.2 |
31,441 |
29.6 |
| Female |
10,560 |
8.7 |
9,860 |
8.7 |
Note: Data are adjusted for reporting delays. Data exclude cases from U.S. dependencies, possessions, and independent nations in free association with the U.S.
DNC - Data system does not collect data for this population.
Source: Centers for Disease Control, HIV AIDS Reporting System.