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HIV and AIDS Infections in Japan


For the period of May. 1 - June 30, 1998

The following statistics were taken from the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry's home page at: http://www.mhw.go.jp/houdou/list.html

NOTE: JAPANetwork provides this information solely as a service for those who may not be able to read these statistics in Japanese.

Overview - General totals

These are the figures for HIV/AIDS cases REPORTED by doctors and city officials for the above two-month period. Newly-reported cases of AIDS: 40; of HIV: 79.

(1) A breakdown of modes of infection is as follows (in number of cases):

heterosexual contact: AIDS: 20; HIV: 35
homosexual contact: AIDS: 8; HIV 23
IV drug use: AIDS: 2; HIV: 1
other: AIDS: 1
unknown: AIDS: 9; HIV: 20

(2) by gender

men: AIDS: 35; HIV: 62
women: AIDS: 5 HIV: 17

(3) by age

 
HIVAIDS
under 1000
10 - 1910
20 - 29235
30 - 392812
40 - 491312
50 above1411

(4) by nationality

Japanese nationals: AIDS: 26; HIV: 55
Foreign nationals: AIDS: 14; HIV: 24

(5) by location where infection occurred

within Japan: AIDS: 17; HIV: 47
outside Japan: AIDS: 11; HIV: 14
unknown: AIDS: 12; HIV: 18

HIV infection information for May - June 1998

(Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of non-Japanese infected, within total reported.)


1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact25 (3)10 (7)35 (10)
homosexual sexual contact23 (3)0 (0)23 (3)
drug injection1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
perinatal0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
other0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
unknown13 (4)7 (7)20 (11)
total62 (10)17 (14)79 (24)

2. Based on gender and age
 
malefemaletotal
under 100 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
10 - 190 (0)1 (1)1 (1)
20 - 2917 (2)6 (4)23 (6)
30 - 3920 (7)8 (8)28 (15)
40 - 4911 (1)2 (1)13 (2)
50 above14 (0)1 (0)14 (0)
unknown0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
total62 (10)17 (14)79 (24)

3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
 
malefemaletotal
within Japan42 (3)5 (3)47 (6)
outside Japan11 (3)3 (2)14 (5)
unknown9 (4)9 (9)18 (3)
total62 (10)17 (14)79 (24)



Total reported AIDS cases in Japan as of end June, 1998.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact421 (83)88 (46)509 (129)
homosexual sexual contact*1283 (38)0 (0)283 (38)
drug injection13 (9)0 (0)13 (9)
perinatal7 (1)3 (1)10 (2)
other18 (5)8 (2)26 (7)
unknown264 (103)63 (47)327 (150)
subtotal1,006 (239)162 (96)1,168 (335)
coagulant factor *2624 (...)7 (...)631 (...)
total patients1,630 (239)169 (96)1,799 (335)
Notes: *1: 25 bisexual males included in total;

*2 This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of October,1997. Since the law for AIDS prevention took effect on Feb.17,1988, cases due to coagulant factor (blood products) have been excluded from the report.

2. Total reported HIV infections as of end June, 1998.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact627 (131)689 (493)1,316 (624)
homosexual sexual contact*1637 (82)0 (0)637 (82)
drug injection17 (12)0 (0)17 (12)
perinatal9 (2)11 (6)20 (8)
other26 (10)24 (6)50 (16)
unknown267 (137)396 (376)663 (513)
subtotal1,583 (374)1,120 (881)2,703 (1,255)
coagulant factor *21,417 (...)17 (...)1,434 (...) *3
total patients3,000 (374)1,137 (881)4,137 (1,255)

Notes: *1: 35 bisexual males included in total;

*2: This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of October,1997. Since the law for AIDS prevention took effect on Feb.17,1988, cases due to coagulant factor (blood products) have been excluded from the report.

3: 631 patients included.

3. Total deaths to date: 1,057.


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