At the end of 2009, it was estimated that 33.3 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. Adults accounted for 30.8 million cases of HIV/AIDS (51 percent or 15.9 million are women) and children under 15 accounted for 2.5 million cases. Since 1981, more than 25 million people have died from AIDS. The states/territories in the United States with the greatest incidence of AIDS cases are reported in the following table:
State |
Number of Cumulative AIDS Cases* |
New York |
192,753 |
California |
160,293 |
Florida |
117,612 |
Texas |
77,070 |
New Jersey |
54,557 |
Georgia |
38,300 |
Pennsylvania |
38,217 |
Illinois |
37,880 |
Maryland |
35,725 |
Puerto Rico |
32,463 |
*Through 2008 (most recent figures available).