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Table 4. Estimated numbers of deaths in adults/adolescents with AIDS, by sex, transmission category, and region of residence at death1, for deaths in 2006, and cumulative deaths through December 2006, United States and dependent areas
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Male Female
Region of residence Transmission category Deaths in 2006 Deaths through 2006 (%) Deaths in 2006 Deaths through 2006 (%)
Northeast Male-to-male sexual contact 906 56,947 (42) --- --- ---
  Injection drug use 1,330 61,982 (45) 673 23,898 (61)
  Male-to-male sexual contact and
    injection drug use
203 8,996 (7) --- --- ---
  High-risk heterosexual contact2 360 6,457 (5) 560 14,565 (37)
  Receipt of blood, blood
    components, or tissue3
19 1,856 (1) 15 934 (2)
  Other4 7 41 (0) 3 37 (0)
               
Midwest Male-to-male sexual contact 748 34,185 (69) --- --- ---
  Injection drug use 199 7,641 (15) 124 3,340 (49)
  Male-to-male sexual contact and
    injection drug use
163 4,642 (9) --- --- ---
  High-risk heterosexual contact2 85 1,560 (3) 172 3,126 (46)
  Receipt of blood, blood
    components, or tissue3
17 1,412 (3) 3 367 (5)
  Other4 0 4 (0) 0 5 (0)
               
South Male-to-male sexual contact 2,477 98,712 (60) --- --- ---
  Injection drug use 1,053 30,684 (19) 654 14,325 (40)
  Male-to-male sexual contact and
    injection drug use
489 15,781 (10) --- --- ---
  High-risk heterosexual contact2 1,033 14,663 (9) 1,447 20,067 (56)
  Receipt of blood, blood
    components, or tissue3
40 3,379 (2) 31 1,597 (4)
  Other4 4 24 (0) 4 48 (0)
               
West Male-to-male sexual contact 1,203 78,582 (76) --- --- ---
  Injection drug use 234 8,942 (9) 142 3,537 (46)
  Male-to-male sexual contact and
    injection drug use
300 11,949 (12) --- --- ---
  High-risk heterosexual contact2 70 1,694 (2) 144 3,355 (43)
  Receipt of blood, blood
    components, or tissue3
13 1,920 (2) 16 855 (11)
  Other4 0 5 (0) 3 17 (0)
               
U.S. dependent areas Male-to-male sexual contact 78 3,387 (21) --- --- ---
  Injection drug use 207 9,005 (56) 58 1,820 (41)
  Male-to-male sexual contact and
    injection drug use
51 1,732 (11) --- --- ---
  High-risk heterosexual contact2 63 1,874 (12) 80 2,483 (56)
  Receipt of blood, blood
    components, or tissue3
2 122 (1) 2 105 (2)
  Other4 2 4 (0) 1 3 (0)
Note. These numbers do not represent reported case counts. Rather, these numbers are point estimates, which result from adjustments of reported case counts. The reported case counts have been adjusted for reporting delays and for missing risk-factor information, but not for incomplete reporting.
1 Excludes 363 men and 86 women whose region of residence at death and AIDS diagnosis is unknown.
2 Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
3 Includes hemophilia/coagulation disorder, blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue.
4 Includes perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.

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Last Modified: October 14, 2009
Last Reviewed: October 14, 2009
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Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
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