The following statistics were taken from the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry's home page at: http://www.mhw.go.jp/houdou/list.html
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(Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of non-Japanese infected, within total reported.)
| male | female | total | |
| heterosexual sexual contact | 39(5) | 23(10) | 62(15) |
| homosexual sexual contact | 30(3) | 0(0) | 30(3) |
| drug injection | 1(1) | 0(0) | 1(1) |
| perinatal | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| other | 1(1) | 1(0) | 2(1) |
| unknown | 10(2) | 6(4) | 16(6) |
| total | 81(12) | 30(14) | 111(26) |
2. Based on gender and age
| male | female | total | |
| under 10 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| 10 - 19 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| 20 - 29 | 22(4) | 11(6) | 33(10) |
| 30 - 39 | 20(6) | 15(8) | 35(14) |
| 40 - 49 | 16(2) | 2(0) | 18(2) |
| 50 above | 23(0) | 2(0) | 25(0) |
| unknown | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| total | 81(12) | 30(14) | 111(26) |
3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
| male | female | total | |
| within Japan | 55(5) | 14(3) | 69(8) |
| outside Japan | 17(7) | 4(2) | 21(9) |
| unknown | 9(0) | 12(9) | 21(9) |
| total | 81(12) | 30(14) | 111(26) |
1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
| male | female | total | |
| heterosexual sexual contact | 342(68) | 74(35) | 416(103) |
| homosexual sexual contact*1 | 250(36) | 0(0) | 250(36) |
| drug injection | 11(7) | 0(0) | 11(7) |
| perinatal | 6(1) | 3(1) | 9(2) |
| coagulant factor *2 | 682 (...) | 7(...) | 689(...) |
| other | 16(5) | 8(2) | 24(7) |
| unknown | 212(84) | 46(33) | 258(117) |
| total patients | 1,519(201) | 138(71) | 1,657(272) |
*2 This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of May,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.
1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
| male | female | total | |
| heterosexual sexual contact | 522(120) | 622(452) | 1,144(572) |
| homosexual sexual contact*1 | 523(76) | 0(0) | 523(76) |
| drug injection | 14(10) | 0(0) | 14(10) |
| perinatal | 7(1) | 11(6) | 18(7) |
| coagulant factor *2 | 1,791 (...) | 17(...) | 1,808(...) *3 |
| other | 26(10) | 22(4) | 48(14) |
| unknown | 220(118) | 369(352) | 589(470) |
| total patients | 3,103(335) | 1,041(814) | 4,144(1,149) |
*2: This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of May,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: 689 patients included.