Testing HIV-Positive in New York City

HIV and AIDS in New York City: An Overview

• As of March 31, 2002, 76,504 New Yorkers were diagnosed and known to be living with HIV or AIDS.

• An estimated 25,000 additional people are living with HIV but have not yet been diagnosed.

• 1.7% of blacks, 1.1% of Hispanics and 0.6% of whites are diagnosed and known to be living with HIV or AIDS.
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• 14,200 New Yorkers have been diagnosed with HIV since HIV reporting began in New York State on June 1, 2000.

• A cumulative total of 133,171 New Yorkers have been diagnosed with AIDS since AIDS case reporting began in 1985.

• 4,905 AIDS cases were diagnosed in 2001.

• The cumulative number of known deaths among reported AIDS cases is 80,524.

• The number of deaths among reported AIDS cases declined by 16% between 2000 and 2001.

• Over 26% of people diagnosed with HIV during 2001 received an AIDS diagnosis within 31 days.

• Diagnoses of HIV concurrent with AIDS occurred significantly more frequently among males, blacks and Hispanics, and in older persons.

• 35% of HIV diagnoses were among women.

• More than 80% of all HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses, and deaths occurred among blacks and Hispanics, although these groups make up only 52% of the population.

Copies of the full report are available at: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pub/pub.html. Or request a copy from hivreport@health.nyc.gov.