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AIDS
776 new cases of HIV/AIDS were diagnosed in Arizona in 2005. The 2005 incidence rate for the disease was 12.8/100,000 people. The death rate for 2005 was 2.2/100,000. Fortunately, the death rate declined from 2.7/100,000 in 2004. 85.8 percent of these diagnoses were to men. The male/female HIV/AIDS ratio increased to 6.1:1 from the previous 2004 rate of 4.8:1. 65.5 percent of the 2005 HIV/AIDS diagnoses were to men who reported having sexual contact with other men. 4.5 percent of diagnoses were made to men who reported having sexual contact with another man as well as injecting drugs. 11.9 percent of diagnoses were made to people who reported only injecting drugs. Lastly, 8.5% of diagnoses were made to people who reported having sexual contact with a heterosexual HIV-infected partner. 50.9% of new HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in 2005 were to White, non-Hispanic people. 31.6 percent of new cases were diagnosed to Hispanic people. 10.1 percent were diagnosed to Black Arizonans. 5.7 percent were diagnosed to American Indians, and 1% were diagnosed to Asians.1
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