HIV/AIDS in North America
As of 2016, it is estimated that there are 1.5 million adults and children living with HIV/AIDS in North America, excluding Central America and the Caribbean.[1] 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence[clarification needed] is 0.5%.[1] 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year.[1]
HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in North America vary from 0.23% in Mexico to 3.22% in The Bahamas.[2]
HIV/AIDS in The Bahamas
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 3.22%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Barbados
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.88%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Belize
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.18%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Canada
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.30%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.26%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Cuba
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.25%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.68%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in El Salvador
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.60%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Guatemala
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.70%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Haiti
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.93%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Honduras
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.50%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Jamaica
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.70%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Mexico
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.23%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.30%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Panama
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.70%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.60%.[2]
HIV/AIDS in the United States
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.60%.[2] African-Americans are at the highest risk of contracting HIV in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC), African-American accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections in the United States between 2010 and 2016, although African-Americans make up roughly 12% of the American population.[3] The extent of the HIV/AIDS crisis within the African-American community is an indication that the solution will also need to be multi-faceted ranging from increasing access to health care to reducing the stigma that HIV and homosexuality has within the African-American community.
See also
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- HIV/AIDS in Asia
- HIV/AIDS in Europe
- HIV/AIDS in South America
- List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Worldwide AIDS & HIV Statistics". Avert. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "CIA World Factbook - HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Geographic Distribution | Statistics Overview | Statistics Center | HIV/AIDS | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2018-06-25. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2018-10-29.