Diagnosis of HIV Infection.

Persons Living with a Diagnosis of HIV Infection

At the end of 2007, the estimated number of persons living with a diagnosis of HIV infection in the 37 states and 5 U.S. dependent areas with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting was 599,819. In the 37 states only, this included 577,452 adults and adolescents, and 2,919 children under age 13 years. 

Data include persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection regardless of the stage of disease at diagnosis. Estimated numbers resulted from statistical adjustment that accounted for delays in reporting to the health department (but not for incomplete reporting) and missing risk factor information, where appropriate.

Because of delays in reporting of deaths, data are only available through the end of 2007.  The exclusion of data from the most recent year allows at least 18 months for deaths to be reported and for these persons to be removed from calculations of persons living with a diagnosis of HIV infection.  

Totals include persons of unknown race/ethnicity.  Because totals for the estimated numbers were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations, the subpopulation values may not equal the totals.