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20 Years of AIDS Walkthrough

As you can clearly see from the chart and stats below, The number not only rose very fast in the number of cases reported, but they simply did not begin to go back down until 1993. 14 years after cases began to come in.

Do not let the low numbers in the early dates fool you, this is an illusion of sorts for the true fact that these numbers were a LOT higher, these are simply the cases that they knew about and that were in fact reported. These are also cases of people living with AIDS being reported, not those that are living with HIV.

 

Year Total Cases Reported
1979 10
1980 46
1981 337
1982 1199
1983 3152
1984 6364
1985 12033
1986 19379
1987 29092
1988 36099
1989 43474
1990 49511
1991 60519
1992 79595
1993 79490
1994 72988
1995 69774
1996 60716
1997 48767
1998 40784
1999 36725
2000 23988
2001 N/A


 

As you can see from the chart below, Death rates due to AIDS did not begin to slow down until 1996. Though 37,475 deaths is nothing to smile about, it is an incredible drop from the year before which was 50,798. This is due to the fact that drugs to treat people living with HIV/AIDS has gotten so much better over the years. This is both good and bad. It makes it possible for someone who is living with HIV/AIDS to live a much longer life, But it also sends out a mixed signal that AIDS/HIV is so treatable, that one may not have to fear getting it. This is causing the newer cases per year to no longer drop in new cases, but to stable out and begin to increase. Please note that if you are reading this, and are HIV- . Stay that way, do not let ad's and commercials about how well AIDS and HIV are treated fool you into thinking it is like like taking an antibiotic to get rid of the flu! it is far from that. Protect yourself and those that you are with by using a condom if you have sex, by not sharing needles if you are an IV drug user, and by making sure to keep yourself and those around you educated. Do not become one of the hundreds of statistics I hear say "But I never thought it could happen to me"

Year Total Deaths Reported
1979 8
1980 42
1981 135
1982 465
1983 1510
1984 3522
1985 6991
1986 12155
1987 16461
1988 21204
1989 28011
1990 32196
1991 37033
1992 41623
1993 45456
1994 50134
1995 50798
1996 37475
1997 21399
1998 17304
1999 15254
2000 8911
2001 N/A
   

 

The chart below displays both AIDS/HIV cases reported VS Deaths over the past 20 years.

Year Total Cases Reported Total Deaths Reported
1979 10 8
1980 46 42
1981 337 135
1982 1199 465
1983 3152 1510
1984 6364 3522
1985 12033 6991
1986 19379 12155
1987 29092 16461
1988 36099 21204
1989 43474 28011
1990 49511 32196
1991 60519 37033
1992 79595 41623
1993 79490 45456
1994 72988 50134
1995 69774 50798
1996 60716 37475
1997 48767 21399
1998 40784 17304
1999 36725 15254
2000 23988 8911
2001 N/A N/A

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Below is a time scale layout chart for AIDS cases reported per state by year. second column (Total Cases Reported) May differ from the total individual reports per state. I have included a section in the last column to show you how many cases were lost in the red tape.

It is VERY important for anyone using this grid to understand the state by state per year calculations. For starters, this is cases of people living with AIDS reported. This does NOT include people living with HIV (which would be a higher number at all times).

When you see the number jump higher from one yes to the next, you are looking at new cases of people living with AIDS in that state minus the deaths of those the prior year. When you see the numbers go DOWN in the next year, please do not be misled into thinking this means that the cases are going down, this simply means that the people living with aids the year before, are no longer there. They have either passed away, or moved on to another state. The most dramatic stats are 1993 - 1994. EVERY states cases went up very drastically in 1993, and EVERY state but WV went down very drastically. These people did not all move to West Virginia. You are looking at a very large population of people that passed away between 1993 & 1994  95,590 known deaths.

You will know when the death rate and the increased case rates are going down by looking for a stable set of numbers without much change.

Between 1979-1986, the numbers for many states are spotty. This is a result of states that were not involved with reporting cases.

 
Year Total Cases Reported Total Deaths Reported Year AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HA IA IL IN IO KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OG OH OK Other PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Total reported  state cases Cases Lost in Red Tape
1979 10 8 1979                                                                                                           0 10
1980 90 42 1980