[Promotional Materials, International Conference on AIDS (13th : 2000 : Durban, South Africa)]

* Recent figures show that women now account for 32% of all newly identified HIV positive cases
in the U.S.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vol 11, No 1. June 1999
* Recent figures show that women now account for 44% of all the number of people living with
HIV/AIDS worldwide.
AIDS Epidemic Update: December 1999 UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
* AIDS is ranked as the third cause of death among African-American women ages 25-44.
National Vital Statistics Reports- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vol. 47, No. 25. October 5, 1999.
* Women of color represent more than three-fourths (76%) of AIDS cases reported to date among
women in the U.S.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vol 11, No 1. June 1999
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNAIDS and the World Health
Organization.
Updated 5/17/00