the stats are here
cdc.gov
Transmission Category Estimated # of AIDS Cases, in 2005
Adult and Adolescent Male Adult and Adolescent Female Total
Male-to-male sexual contact 18,939 - 18,939
Injection Drug Use 5,806 3,179 8,985
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 2,190 - 2,190
High-risk heterosexual contact* 5,208 8,278 13,486
Other** 287 253 540
Well that looks crappy.
Basically it says that new cases of aids in 2005 for gay men were 18,939
For heterosexuals it was 5,208 males and adolescent males and 8,278 women for a total of 13,486.
it is much prettier on the chart. In 1981 in North America it was mostly Gay males. It is still predominantly gay males but the difference between 18,939 gay males and 13,486 heterosexuals is nothing to brag about. |
