HIV/AIDS Statistics

• More than 4,900 Oklahomans are living with HIV/AIDS. This does not include those who are infected but do not know their HIV status. (12/31/07)
• HIV disproportionately affects the black population. Over the past eight years, Oklahoma has seen a 76% increase in black adults living HIV. Although the black population only accounts for approximately 7% of the Oklahoma population, they account for 34% of the cases of HIV.
• AIDS has become a leading cause of death for African-Americans, who accounted for 49% of new HIV diagnoses in the United States in 2006.
• Nationwide, half of new HIV infections occur in people under the age of 25.
• The number of women with HIV and AIDS has increased steadily worldwide.
• AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. An estimated 42 million people are living with HIV and AIDS worldwide.