3C. HIVDISEASE AND AIDS
Figure3C-1
ReportedCases of HIV/AIDSbyGender andYear of Diagnosis,
Arizona, 2003-2013
Since the first case of AIDS
diagnosed in an Arizona resident
in 1981, a total of 20,879 cases
of HIV/AIDS had been diagnosed
in the State by the end of 2013
and reported by July 1, 2014
(
Table3C-1
).
In 2013, males accounted for
87.5 percent of all
HIV/AIDS
diagnoses. The male-to-female
ratio of
HIV/AIDS
diagnoses in
Arizona in 2013 was 7.0:1
(639/91,
Figure 3C-1
,
Table
3C-2
).
The proportion of risk behaviors
attributed to emerging cases of
HIV/AIDS in 2013 remained
similar to previous years. Of the
around 730
HIV/AIDS
cases
diagnosed in 2013, 440 were
among men who reported sexual
contact with other men (
Table
3C-4
). Another 69 reported
heterosexual contact. An
additional 55 reported only
injecting drugs. Adults without an
indicated risk accounted for 127
of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in
2013.
Figure3C-2
Trends in the IncidenceRates of HIV/AIDS andMortalityRates for HIVDisease
byYear, Arizona, 2003-2013
Notes: *By year of diagnosis; **By year of death.
The incidence rate measures the
relative risk for HIV/AIDS in a
population. The incidence rate of
HIV/AIDS has fallen in Arizona by
11.2 percent from 12.5 cases per
100,000 population in 2003 to
11.1/100,000 in 2013 (
Figure
3C-2
; the incidence rates for
2003 ? 2013 have been re-
computed based on the latest
volume of the HIV/AIDS data as
of 7/01/2014).
The rate of deaths from
HIV
disease
remained relatively stable
at 1.5 deaths per 100,000
population from 2010 ? 2012 and
1.4/100,000 in 2013 (
Figure 3C-
2
).
Of the around 730
HIV/AIDS
cases diagnosed in 2013, 298
were White non-Hispanic, 249
were Hispanic, 121 were Black,
50 were American Indian, and 9
were Asian or Pacific Islander
(
Table3C-3
).
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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
