Statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare,

October 2005

 

These totals are the latest reported figures as of October 2, 2005 on the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare Web Site at http://api-net.jfap.or.jp/mhw/survey/mhw_survey.htm

[NOTE: JAPANetwork provides these statistics as a service for those who do not read Japanese characters. They have not been professionally translated, and JAPANetwork does not guarantee the accuracy of the notes included below.]

 

( )numbers in parentheses indicate foreign nationals

 

1. HIV infections in Japan to October 2, 2005.

 

Males

Total males

Females

Total females

Total

Heterosexual transmission

1,334( 267 )

1,601

429 ( 679 )

1,108

2,709

Homosexual transmission *1

2,764( 192 )

2,956

1( 0 )

1

2,957

Injection drug use

17( 17 )

34

1( 2 )

2

37

Perinatal

13( 3 )

16

7( 7 )

14

30

Other *2

78( 20 )

98

28( 14 )

42

140

Unknown

460( 265 )

725

60( 485 )

545

1,270

Total HIV infections

4,666 ( 764 )

5,430

526( 1,187)

1,713

7,143

 

2.AIDS cases to October 2, 2005.

 

Males

Total males

Females

Total females

Total

Heterosexual transmission

1,059 (193)

1,252

123 (141)

264

1,516

Homosexual transmission *1

859 (80)

939

1 (2)

3

942

Injection drug use

8 (14)

22

1 (0)

1

23

Perinatal

9 (1)

10

3 (4)

7

17

Other *2

59 (16)

75

12 (8)

20

95

Unknown

514 (260)

774

51 (116)

167

941

Total AIDS cases

2,508 (564)

3,072

191 (271)

462

3,534

 

Infections due to unheated blood products *3

1,417 ( - )

1,435

18( - )

18

1,435

 

Note

*1

Total includes bisexuals

*2

This is the figure includes cases of infection through blood transfusion

*3

Total infections as of May 31, 2004.

 

Deaths: 1,377.

 

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