Statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare,

October 2006

 

These totals are the latest reported figures as of October 1, 2006 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.]

 

i@jnumbers in parentheses indicate foreign nationals

‚P. HIV / AIDS infections in Japan from July 3 to October 1, 2006

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HIV

AIDS

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Infection Routes

Heterosexual transmission

43

( 6 )

11

( 4 )

64

30

( 0 )

7

( 2 )

39

Homosexual transmission *1

128

( 8 )

0

( 0 )

136

36

( 3 )

0

( 0 )

39

Injection drug use

0

( 1 )

0

( 0 )

1

1

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

1

Perinatal

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

Other *2

2

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

2

0

( 0 )

1

( 0 )

1

Unknown

24

( 2 )

2

( 2 )

30

22

( 1 )

2

( 2 )

27

Ages

Under 10

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

10 – 19

2

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

2

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

20 – 29

63

( 3 )

2

( 2 )

70

7

( 1 )

0

( 0 )

8

30 – 39

73

( 11 )

5

( 1 )

90

33

( 7 )

1

( 2 )

43

40 – 49

39

( 2 )

3

( 1 )

45

23

( 0 )

2

( 2 )

27

Over 50

20

( 1 )

3

( 2 )

26

26

( 2 )

1

( 0 )

29

Unknown

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

0

( 0 )

0

( 0 )

0

Infected Areas

Domestic

181

( 9 )

8

( 2 )

200

75

( 2 )

8

( 0 )

85

Overseas

7

( 6 )

3

( 2 )

18

6

( 1 )

1

( 2 )

10

Unknown

9

( 2 )

2

( 2 )

15

8

( 1 )

1

( 2 )

12

Total

197

( 17 )

13

( 6 )

233

89

( 4 )

10

( 4 )

107


 

‚QDHIV / AIDS cases to October 1, 2006

HIV

Males

 

Females

 

Total

Total

Total

Infection Routes

Heterosexual transmission

1,469

( 294 )

1,763

467

( 707 )

1,174

2,937

Homosexual transmission *1

3,322

( 223 )

3,545

1

( 0 )

1

3,546

Injection drug use

18

( 20 )

38

1

( 2 )

3

41

Perinatal

13

( 4 )

17

8

( 7 )

15

32

Other *2

88

( 26 )

114

29

( 16 )

45

159

Unknown

520

( 278 )

798

65

( 493 )

558

1,356

Total

5,430

( 845 )

6,275

571

( 1,225 )

1,796

8,071

 

AIDS

Males

 

Females

 

Total

Total

Total

Infection Routes

Heterosexual transmission

1,171

( 210 )

1,381

139

( 148 )

287

1,668

Homosexual transmission *1

1,007

( 88 )

1,095

1

( 2 )

3

1,098

Injection drug use

11

( 17 )

28

2

( 0 )

2

30

Perinatal

9

( 1 )

10

3

( 4 )

7

17

Other *2

65

( 16 )

81

14

( 8 )

22

103

Unknown

574

( 276 )

850

57

( 126 )

183

1,033

Total

2,837

( 608 )

3,445

216

( 288 )

504

3,949

 

Cases due to unheated blood products

1,420@@@ ( -- )

@1,420

@@@@ 18@ ( -- )

@@@ 18

1,438

Deaths: 1,410 

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