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As of 2009, it is estimated that there are 1.5 million adults and children living with '''[[HIV/AIDS]] in [[North America]]''', excluding Central America and the Caribbean.<ref name=avert>{{cite web|title=Worldwide AIDS & HIV Statistics|url=http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm|work=[[AVERT]]|date=31 December 2009|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref> 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence{{clarify|date=June 2011}} is 0.5%.<ref name=avert /> 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year.<ref name=avert />
As of 2016, it is estimated that there are 1.5 million adults and children living with '''[[HIV/AIDS]] in [[North America]]''', excluding Central America and the Caribbean.<ref name=avert>{{cite web|title=Worldwide AIDS & HIV Statistics|url=http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm|work=[[Avert]]|date=31 December 2009|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence{{clarify|date=June 2016}} is 0.5%.<ref name=avert /> 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year.<ref name=avert />


[[HIV/AIDS]] [[prevalence]] rates in [[North America]] vary from 0.23% in [[Mexico]] to 3.22% in [[The Bahamas]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author =[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|title=CIA World Factbook - HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html|year=2015|accessdate=November 2, 2015}}</ref>
[[HIV/AIDS]] [[prevalence]] rates in [[North America]] vary from 0.23% in [[Mexico]] to 3.22% in [[The Bahamas]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author =[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|title=CIA World Factbook - HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003325/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = June 13, 2007|year=2016|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>


==[[HIV/AIDS in Antigua and Barbuda]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Antigua and Barbuda]]==
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==[[HIV/AIDS in The Bahamas]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in The Bahamas]]==
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 3.22%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 3.22%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Barbados]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Barbados]]==
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.88%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.88%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Belize]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Belize]]==
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.18%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.18%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Canada]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Canada]]==
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==[[HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica]]==
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.26%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.26%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Cuba]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Cuba]]==
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.25%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.25%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Dominican Republic]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.68%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.68%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in El Salvador]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in El Salvador]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.60%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.60%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Grenada]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Grenada]]==
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==[[HIV/AIDS in Guatemala]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Guatemala]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.70%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.70%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Haiti]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Haiti]]==
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.93%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.93%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Honduras]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Honduras]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.50%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.50%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Jamaica]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Jamaica]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.70%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.70%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Mexico]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Mexico]]==
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.23%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.23%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.30%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.30%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Panama]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Panama]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.70%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.70%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in Saint Kitts and Nevis]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Saint Kitts and Nevis]]==
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==[[HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago]]==
==[[HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago]]==
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 1.60%.<ref name=cia />
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.60%.<ref name=cia />


==[[HIV/AIDS in the United States]]==
==HIV/AIDS in the United States==
{{See|HIV/AIDS in the United States}}
As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.60%.<ref name=cia />


In 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.60%.<ref name=cia /> African-Americans are at the highest risk of contracting HIV in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC), African-American accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections in the United States between 2010 and 2016, although African-Americans make up roughly 12% of the American population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/geographicdistribution.html|title=Geographic Distribution {{!}} Statistics Overview {{!}} Statistics Center {{!}} HIV/AIDS {{!}} CDC|date=2018-06-25|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> The extent of the HIV/AIDS crisis within the African-American community is an indication that the solution will also need to be multi-faceted ranging from increasing access to health care to reducing the stigma that HIV and homosexuality has within the African-American community.
==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate]]
* [[List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate]]


==References==
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As of 2016, it is estimated that there are 1.5 million adults and children living with HIV/AIDS in North America, excluding Central America and the Caribbean.[1] 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence[clarification needed] is 0.5%.[1] 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year.[1]

HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in North America vary from 0.23% in Mexico to 3.22% in The Bahamas.[2]

As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 3.22%.[2]

As of 2013, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.88%.[2]

As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.18%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate is estimated to be 0.30%.[2]

As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.26%.[2]

As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.25%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.68%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.60%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.70%.[2]

As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.93%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.50%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.70%.[2]

As of 2014, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.23%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.30%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.70%.[2]

As of 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 1.60%.[2]

HIV/AIDS in the United States

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In 2012, the adult prevalence rate was estimated to be 0.60%.[2] African-Americans are at the highest risk of contracting HIV in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC), African-American accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections in the United States between 2010 and 2016, although African-Americans make up roughly 12% of the American population.[3] The extent of the HIV/AIDS crisis within the African-American community is an indication that the solution will also need to be multi-faceted ranging from increasing access to health care to reducing the stigma that HIV and homosexuality has within the African-American community.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Worldwide AIDS & HIV Statistics". Avert. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "CIA World Factbook - HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Geographic Distribution | Statistics Overview | Statistics Center | HIV/AIDS | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-10-29.