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For
the Record
As
of December 2003
Since
the beginning of the epidemic, 30,139 Illinoisans
have been reported with an AIDS diagnosis, out of 902,223
total cases nationwide.
Approximately
16,855 people have died of AIDS in Illinois,
out of 512,758 total deaths nationwide.
14,682
AIDS cases among African Americans have been reported
in Illinois since 1981, out of a total of 30,139 cases.
Nearly
66% of Illinois women living with HIV are African
American. African Americans account for 15% of Illinois'
12,600,000 residents.
An
estimated 35,000 Illinoisans are living with HIV/AIDS.
This includes 12,000 reported HIV cases and 14,500
reported living AIDS cases. The remainder is comprised
of unreported cases and individuals who are not aware
of their status.
Illinois
ranks sixth in the nation for HIV/AIDS. Only New
York, California, Florida, Texas, and New Jersey have
more living HIV/AIDS cases.
Latinos
account for 16% of reported AIDS cases in Illinois among
young people ages 13 to 19.
Men
who have sex with men (MSM) account for 52% and
injection drug users (IDU) account for 26% of
recently diagnosed AIDS cases among men.
Sources:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois
Department of Public Health, and the Chicago Department
of Public Health
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