| El
Paso |
- As
of December 01, 2003, the total number of persons reported as
receiving care in El Paso is 1381, 602 deaths to date.
- El
Paso AIDS cases range from 5-85 years of age with the median age
36
- Women
with AIDS - 141 cases, 53 reported deaths
- Children
with HIV - 5, with AIDS - 10
- Total
Exposure category: Males 1157, Females 127
- HIV
testing statistics: 70,544 total tests: 1398 tested positive
Source:
El Paso City-County Health & Enviromental District |
| West
Texas |
- June,
2001 there were 32,760 adult/adolescents, 367 Children under 13
for a total of 33,126 cases of persons living with HIV and/or
AIDS
Source:
Texas Department of Health |
| Other
Facts About Aids |
| Causes
of Death for Americans ages 25-44: |
- AIDS
is the 5th leading cause of death for all Americans in
this age group.
- AIDS
is the 1st leading cause of death for African American
males in this age group.
- AIDS
is the 3rd leading cause of death for African American
females in this age group.
- AIDS
is the 2nd leading cause of death for Hispanic American
males in this age group.
- AIDS
is the 3rd leading cause of death for Hispanic American
females in this age group.
Texas
is 4th in the United States as a percentaged of HIV/AIDS
cases.
New Mexico is 40th in the United States as a percentaged
of HIV/AIDS cases.
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