In 2010, a total of 16,093 persons in the US and 6 dependent areas were estimated to have died with a diagnosed HIV infection ever classified as stage 3 (AIDS). From the beginning of the epidemic through 2010, an estimated 658,992 persons in the US and 6 dependent areas are estimated to have died from AIDS.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Surveillance Report, 2011, "Rates of diagnoses of HIV infection among adults and adolescents, by area of residence, 2011—United States and 6 dependent areas"; Vol. 23, Table 12b, pp. 46-47. Published February 2013. Accessed May 21, 2013.
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