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Monday, March 10, 2008 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for women and girls around the world.
HIV/AIDS in 2005
• Of 40,608 AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 10,774 (26%) were for women [1].
• The rate of AIDS diagnosis for black women (45.5/100,000 women) was approximately 23 times the rate for white women (2.0/100,000) and 4 times the rate for Hispanic women (11.2/100,000) [1].
• An estimated 95,959 women were living with AIDS, representing 23% of the estimated 421,873 people living with AIDS in the 50 states and the District of Columbia [1].
• An estimated 4,128 women with AIDS died, representing 25% of the 16,316 persons with AIDS who died in the 50 states and the District of Columbia [1].
• From the beginning of the epidemic (1981) through 2005, women accounted for 181,802 diagnoses, a number that represents 19% of the 952,629 AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia during this period [1].
• From the beginning of the epidemic through 2005, an estimated 85,844 women with AIDS died, accounting for 16% of the 530,756 persons with AIDS who died in the 50 states and the District of Columbia [1].
• Women with AIDS made up an increasing part of the epidemic. In 1992, women accounted for an estimated 14% of adults and adolescents living with AIDS in the 50 states and the District of Columbia [2]. By the end of 2005, this proportion had grown to 23% [1].
• Data from the 2005 census show that together, black and Hispanic women represent 24% of all US women [3]. However, women in these 2 groups accounted for 82% (8,807/10,774) of the estimated total of AIDS diagnoses for women in 2005 [1].
Data References:
1. CDC. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2005. Vol. 17. Rev ed. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC: 2007:1–46. Accessed June 28, 2007.
2. CDC. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 1998;10(No. 2): 1–43.Accessed March 1, 2007.
3. CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Bridged-race vintage 2005 postcensal population estimates for July 1, 2000–July 2005, by year, county, single-year age, bridged-race, Hispanic origin, and sex. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/popbridge/datadoc.htm#vintage2005. Accessed March 1, 2007.
Data Source: CDC. Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Women. June 2007.
For More Information:
- Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Feature
- CDC HIV/AIDS
CDC's Web site for HIV/AIDS in the United States - FDA Office of Women's Health
Advancing Women's Health Through Science and Information
- CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)*
The US reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB)
CDC Web Topic: HIV/AIDS and Women
Learn about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.
CDC Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Women
AIDS has become a leading cause of death for women.
National HIV Testing Database*
Find an HIV test site near you from the National HIV Testing Database, a CDC-sponsored service available 24 hours a day.
Podcast from CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding on HIV and Women
CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding provides information on HIV/AIDS and U.S. women and the importance of testing. Date Released: 6/21/2007 (3:13)
Page last reviewed: March 7, 2008
Page last updated: March 10, 2008
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