Today is World AIDS Day and a time to become educated and aware of the prevalence of the disease. The non-profit AIDSVu posted these interesting snapshots of HIV/AIDS in major US cities; here are five:
New York
Prevalence
- Number of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015: 108,648
- 72 percent of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015 were men, and 28 percent were women.
- 44 percent of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015 were black, 34 percent Hispanic/Latino, and 18 percent were white.
New Diagnoses
- Number of new HIV diagnoses in 2015: 2,328
- 79 percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV between 2011 and 2015 were men, and 21 percent were women.
- 42 percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV between 2011 and 2015 were black, 34 percent Hispanic/Latino, and 16 percent were white.
Mortality
- Number of deaths of people with diagnosed HIV in 2015: 1,327
- Number of deaths of people with diagnosed HIV in New York State in 2014: 1,950
