Latinos
and HIV/AIDS: Some Statistics
Recent
statistics show that a drastically increasing number of Latinos are affected
by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. According to the CDC, through 2000 over 115,000
Latino men and 26,000 Latina women have been diagnosed with AIDS.
Please remember that HIV/AIDS figures are based on reported cases only.
Many Latinos may be infected with HIV but be unaware of it because they
have not been tested. Only after a person has been tested can he or she
be diagnosed as having HIV.
Education is the first step to prevention: Get informed!
The AIDS rate—reported cases per 100,000 of the population—in
2000 was 30 Latinos in comparison to only 8 Whites.
National AIDS Hotline:
1-800-232-4636
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
