September 27, 2001

A Demographic Comparison 1985 and 2000 of AIDS in Los Angeles

from the Los Angeles Times
 

 

Reflecting national trends, the number of new AIDS cases in Los Angeles County--which crested 11 years after the epidemic was officially recognized in 1981--has declined dramatically in recent years. But the disease, which began among gay men, is striking a far broader range of victims.



1981: 20 cases          1992: 4,182 cases          2000: 1,238 cases

BREAKDOWN OF CASES BY % 1985 2000
WHITE MEN 67.3 25.3
LATINO MEN 14.3 38.8
BLACK MEN 13.2 18.9
WHITE WOMEN 2.1 2.4
ASIAN MEN 1.7 1.6
BLACK WOMEN 0.6 5.7
LATINO WOMEN 0.8 6.5
ASIAN WOMEN 0.0 0.2
OTHER 0.0 0.6

Source: Los Angeles County HIV Epidemiology Program




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