5 HIV snapshots of major cities on World AIDS Day

Washington, DC Highlights

Prevalence

  • Number of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015: 15,200
  • Rate of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015 per 100,000 people: 2,665
  • 73 percent of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015 were men, and 27 percent were women.
  • 72 percent of people living with diagnosed HIV in 2015 were black, 7 percent Hispanic/Latino, and 17 percent were white.

New Diagnoses

  • Number of new HIV diagnoses in 2015: 383
  • Rate of new HIV diagnoses in 2015 per 100,000 people: 66

Mortality

  • Number of deaths of people with diagnosed HIV in 2014: 113
  • Rate of deaths of people with diagnosed HIV per 100,000 people: 20
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