Trends in the HIV and AIDS Epidemic, 1998

Section 5 -- Evaluating the Impact of Treatment

The Latest Trends in Reported AIDS Cases and Deaths

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS incidence and deaths dropped for the first time in 1996. This drop is largely due to the impact of treatment advances in delaying progression of HIV infection to AIDS and from AIDS to death. Consequently, from 1996 on, cases of AIDS and deaths will provide a valuable measure of the continuing impact of treatment, as well as describe populations for whom treatment is either not accessible or not effective. In the first two quarters of 1997 (the most recent period for which AIDS cases can be adjusted for reporting delays), the declining trend in both AIDS cases and deaths accelerated, with AIDS cases declining 15% and AIDS deaths declining 45%, compared to the first two quarters of 1996.

AIDS Cases and Deaths and Change from First Half of 1996 to First Half of 1997 by Gender and Race
	AIDS Cases		Percent Decrease	AIDS Deaths		Percent Decrease
	Jan - Jun 1996	Jan - Jun 1997		Jan - Jun 1996	Jan - Jun 1997
Total	33,243	28,370	15	21,281	11,479	45
Men	26,059	21,837	16	17,394	9,282	47
Women	7,184	6,533	9	3,887	2,467	37
White	11,963	8,999	25	8,501	3,920	54
African American	14,425	13,398	7	8,705	5,467	37
Hispanic	6,381	5,543	13	3,830	2,222	42

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