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AIDS Cases and Trends
Since 1999, trends in AIDS cases by age group show that all age groups older than 19
experienced decreases in AIDS diagnosis (Figure 16).
Figure 16. AIDS Trends in Age by Year of Diagnosis
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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0-4 Years 5-12 Years 13-19 Years 20-29 Years 30-39 Years 40-49 Years 49+ Years
From 2003 to 2007, AIDS diagnoses in 20-to 29-year-olds decreased 17 percent, from 251
persons in 2003 to 208 persons in 2007. Diagnoses in 30-to 39-year-olds decreased 40 percent,
from 508 persons in 2003 to 303 persons in 2007. Diagnoses in 40-to 49-year-olds decreased 31
percent, from 429 persons in 2003 to 298 persons in 2007. Diagnoses in individuals older than
49 years of age decreased 7 percent, from 177 persons in 2003 to 164 persons in 2007.
Diagnoses in children younger than the age of 5 and those aged 5-to 12-years remained relatively
unchanged with seven and three cases diagnosed in 2007, respectively (compared to five and
three cases diagnosed in 2003, respectively).
Diagnoses among 13-to 19-year-olds increased 45 percent, from 20 persons in 2003 to 29
persons in 2007. Diagnoses in children younger than the age of 5 and those aged 5-to 12-years
remained relatively unchanged with one and zero cases diagnosed in 2007, respectively
(compared to zero and one case diagnosed in 2003, respectively).
