- Houston ranks 8th nationally in the number of total reported AIDS cases
- African American and Hispanic women together represent less than 25% of all U.S. women, yet they account for more than 78% of AIDS cases reported to date among women.
- Today, 40 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS
- An estimated 10 people worldwide contract HIV every minute.
- AIDS is the leading cause of death among African-American women ages 25 to 34 and African-American men ages 35 to 44
- CDC estimates that over a million Americans are currently living with HIV.
- CDC estimates 25% of Americans living with HIV/AIDS are unaware of their HIV infection status.
- 40,000 Americans are newly infected with HIV each year.
- 6 out of every 10 diagnosed HIV infections in the Houston/Harris County are African American.
- An estimated 1 in 90 Houstonians is living with HIV/AIDS.
