Persons Living with an AIDS Diagnosis

Persons living with an AIDS diagnosis at the end of 2007

At the end of 2007, the estimated number of persons living with an AIDS diagnosis in the United States and dependent areas was 470,902. In the 50 states and the District of Columbia, this included 458,686 adults and adolescents, and 908 children under age 13 years.


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 an AIDS diagnosis.

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.