HIV and AIDS Diagnoses in the United States for 2008

2008 diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data were compiled by the CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and cover reports submitted through June 2009.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in HIV diagnosis counts by state or dependent area.
• Compare reported AIDS cases against HIV infection diagnoses for 2008.
• Study demographic patterns using fields like age, gender, or transmission category if available in the full dataset.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. national public health agency, the CDC.
• Covers a complete calendar year (2008) of surveillance reports.

Limitations

• The dataset is over 15 years old, limiting its relevance for current epidemiological analysis.
• Specific sample size, column details, and geographic granularity are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Collection Method

Surveillance data reported to the CDC by state and local health departments.

Time Range

2008, with reports submitted through June 2009.

Geography

United States and dependent areas.