HIV/AIDS in North America

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. 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence is 0.5%. 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year. HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in North America vary from 0.23% in Mexico to 3.22% in The Bahamas.

HIV/AIDS in North America

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. 70,000 adults and children are newly infected every year, and the overall adult prevalence is 0.5%. 26,000 people in North America (again, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) die from AIDS every year. HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in North America vary from 0.23% in Mexico to 3.22% in The Bahamas.