USA HIV & AIDS Statistics by Age Group

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More than half a million people diagnosed with AIDS have died in the USA. Some 69% of these people did not live to the age of 45.

In 2006, the age group 35-49 years accounted for an estimated 42% of HIV diagnoses, 52% of AIDS diagnoses, and 51% of deaths of people diagnosed with AIDS. The estimated number of children (under 13) diagnosed with AIDS in 2006 was 38.

When interpreting HIV and AIDS statistics, it is important to remember that a person infected with HIV will probably not develop AIDS for several years - the average delay in the USA is around ten years without treatment, and longer if antiretroviral drugs are taken. Also, new diagnoses of HIV do not necessarily represent new infections, because people may live with the virus for a number of years before being tested.

Estimated HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses and deaths of persons with AIDS, by age group

Age at diagnosis
or death		 HIV by year
of diagnosis		 AIDS by year
of diagnosis		 Deaths
by year
2006 2006
(%)		 2006 2006
(%)		 All years All years
(%)		 2006 2006
(%)		 All years All years
(%)
Under 13 135 0% 38 0% 9,156 1% 13 0% 4,889 1%
13-14 41 0% 73
 0% 1,078 0% 5
 0% 276 0%
15-19 1,332 4% 401 1% 5,626 1% 44 0% 1,104 0%
20-24 3,886 11% 1,669
 5% 36,225 4% 162 1% 8,716 2%
25-29 4,603 13% 3,423 9% 117,099 12% 405 3% 43,671 8%
30-34 4,466
 12% 4,349 12% 197,530 20% 785
 6% 95,351 17%
35-39 5,442
 15% 6,402 17% 213,573 22% 1,682 12% 116,746 21%
40-44 5,718
 16% 7,298 20% 170,531 17% 2,636
 19% 104,133 19%
45-49 4,204 11% 5,628 15% 107,207 11% 2,886 21% 72,831
 13%
50-54 2,718 7% 3,687 10% 59,907 6% 2,343 17% 44,255 8%
55-59 1,438 4% 2,071 6% 32,190 3% 1,480 11% 25,123 5%
60-64 714 2% 955 3% 17,303 2% 771
 6% 14,315 3%
65 or older 618 2% 835 2% 15,074 2% 805 6% 14,393 3%
Total* 36,817 100% 36,828
 100% 982,498 100% 14,016 100% 545,805 100%

* Because totals are calculated independently of the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum exactly to the figure in the "Total" row


Notes

The latest statistics on AIDS & HIV in the USA were published in March 2008 by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The next data are due November 2008.

There is often a delay between the time of diagnosis of HIV or AIDS, or the time of death, and the time at which the event is reported. Moreover, this delay may differ among different categories of people. For this reason the CDC estimates the number of diagnoses, deaths and people living with HIV or AIDS by adjusting for reporting delays, taking into account the differences between categories. The CDC also redistributes cases into exposure categories if none was initially reported. No adjustment is made for incomplete reporting. On this page, all numbers are CDC estimates.

The HIV statistics presented on this page include only the 33 states with a history of confidential name-based HIV reporting, as listed in our USA AIDS Statistics Summary. The AIDS statistics include all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Last updated April 02, 2008