AIDS cases and deaths, by year and age group, through December 1999,

United States 1
  Adults/adolescents Children <13 years old
Year Cases diagnosed during interval Deaths occurring during interval Cases diagnosed during interval Deaths occurring during interval
Before 1981 91 29 8 1
1981 319 121 16 8
1982  1,170 453 31 13
1983 3,076 1,482 77 30
1984 6,240 3,466 120 52
1985 11,776 6,878 250 119
1986 19,032 11,987 340 167
1987 28,564 16,162 506 294
1988 35,447 20,868 617  321
1989 42,674 27,591 725 176
1990 48,634 31,335 812  399
1991 59,660 36,560 812 399
1992 78,530 41,055 947 425
1993 78,834 44,730 918  541
1994 71,874 49,095 810 582
1995 68,505 49,456 667 536
1996 59,347 36,510 485 420
1997 47,149 20,736 290 209
1998 38,393 16,317 194 115
1999 25,341 10,122 93 76
Total 2 724,656 425,357 8,718 5,084

1 Persons whose vital status is unknown are included in counts of diagnosed cases, but excluded from counts of deaths. Reported deaths are not necessarily caused by HIV-related disease.
 2 Death totals include 404 adults/adolescents and 6 children known to have died, but whose dates of death are unknown.

The grey boxes show the years of AIDS cases and death decline from previous years