Rate of AIDS-related deaths among U.S. state prisoners 1991 to 2015
This statistic displays the rate of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in U.S. state prisons per 100,000 prisoners from 1991 to 2015. According to the data, in 2015 there were around 4 HIV/AIDS-related deaths per 100,000 state prisoners.
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.