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Cases of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-Related Deaths
Los Angeles County, 1986-1998
|
Year of Diagnosis |
Number of Cases |
Number of Deaths |
Number of Living Cases * |
Case-fatality Rate (%) |
|
2001 (estimated) |
1257 |
573 |
16,618 |
46% |
|
2000 |
1,461 |
612 |
15,934 |
42% |
|
1999 |
1,676 |
707 |
15,085 |
42% |
|
1998 |
1,857 |
760 |
14,116 |
41% |
|
1997 |
2,103 |
949 |
13,019 |
45% |
|
1996 |
2,734 |
1,804 |
11,865 |
66% |
|
1995 |
3,465 |
2,729 |
10,935 |
79% |
|
1994 |
3,697 |
2,855 |
10,199 |
77% |
|
1993 |
3,946 |
2,694 |
9,357 |
68% |
|
1992 |
4,171 |
2,603 |
8,105 |
62% |
|
1991 |
4,018 |
2,418 |
6,537 |
60% |
|
1990 |
3,317 |
2,281 |
4,937 |
69% |
|
1989 |
2,810 |
2,030 |
3,901 |
72% |
|
1988 |
2,353 |
1,440 |
3,121 |
61% |
|
1987 |
2,051 |
1,222 |
2,208 |
60% |
|
1986 |
1,525 |
1,046 |
1,379 |
69% |
|
1985 |
965 |
534 |
900 |
55% |
|
Before 1985 |
889 |
420 |
469 |
47 |
*Includes persons living with AIDS at the end of each year & persons with
AIDS whose vital status is unknown.
Occurrence of AIDS by Ethnic Group and Sex, Los Angeles
County
Through end of 2001
|
Race |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Total* |
|
Male |
Cases |
20,910 |
7,848 |
11,653 |
833 |
113 |
41,470 |
| Percent
|
50% |
19% |
28% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
|
Female |
Cases |
800 |
1,269 |
1,223 |
72 |
16 |
3,385 |
| Percent
|
24% |
37% |
36% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
|
Total |
Cases |
21,710 |
9,117 |
12,876 |
905 |
129 |
44,855 |
| Percent |
48% |
20% |
29% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
* Includes 113 males and 5 females whose race/ethnicity is unknown.
Source: Los
Angeles County Dept. of Health Services
Since the AIDS epidemic was first
recognized in 1981, more than 44,800 residents
have developed HIV/AIDS and more than 27,900 of these have died.
- Los Angeles
County Dept. of Health Services.
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