Number of AIDS-related deaths among U.S. state prisoners 1991 to 2015
This statistic displays the number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in state prisons in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015. According to the data, the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in one year was 1,010 in 1995. The lowest number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths occurred in 2015 with only 45 deaths. HIV is a treatable viral infection that causes immunodeficiency. HIV is spread human-to-human through blood, semen, vaginal fluids or breast milk of an infected individual. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) occurs in people infected with HIV when they have not received treatment.