Number of Persons Aged 13-24 Diagnosed with and Living with HIV/AIDS,* and Dying with AIDS, by Age, 2005

Number of Persons Aged 13-24 Diagnosed with and Living with HIV/AIDS,* and Dying with AIDS, by Age, 2005
Age Group Number of persons
13-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years
Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS 43 1,213 3,876
Living with HIV/AIDS 1,209 4,101 13,824
Dying with AIDS 14 42 157

*HIV/AIDS includes persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection only, a diagnosis of HIV infection and a later AIDS diagnosis, and concurrent diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in 33 states and dependent areas with confidential name-based reporting.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2005. Vol. 17. Rev ed. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2007:[Tables 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and Figure 1]. Also available at: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/, accessed 8/27/06.

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