HEALTH STATUS - Morbidity

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AIDS (Cont'd)

As of December 2000, a total of 130,104 cases of AIDS had been reported in adolescent and adult women in the U.S. The majority of reported AIDS cases among adolescent and adult women were among women aged 25-44 years. In all age categories, the largest number of reported AIDS cases was among Black women.


Female AIDS cases by age at diagnosis and race and Hispanic origin reported through December 2000: Age 13-19: white non-Hispanic 286 cases, black non-Hispanic 1,112 cases, Hispanic 273 cases. Age 20-24: white non-Hispanic 1,671 cases, black non-Hispanic 4,443 cases, Hispanic 1,573 cases. Age 25-34: white non-Hispanic 11,097 cases, black non-Hispanic 27,885 cases, Hispanic 10,234 cases. Age 35-44: white non-Hispanic 9,660 cases, black non-Hispanic 28,863 cases, Hispanic 9,088 cases. Age 46-54: white non-Hispanic 4,491 cases, black non-Hispanic 11,717 cases, Hispanic 4,187 cases. Age 65+: white non-Hispanic 959 cases, black non-Hispanic 967 cases, Hispanic 312 cases.

 

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