Statewide Reported Cases Illinois Department of Public Health AIDS Cases In Illinois Category Reported 1999 Percent 1999 Reported 2000 Percent 2000 Difference (# of Cases) Percent Change Total Cases 1981-2000 Total Percent 1981-2000 Race Ethnicity White, not Hispanic 492 32% 462 26% -30 -6% 9,895 40% Black, not Hispanic 879 56% 1,053 59% +174 +20% 11,866 47% Hispanic 172 11% 241 14% +69 +40% 2,982 12% Asian/Native American 14 <1% 25 1% +11 +79% 191 1% TOTAL 1,557 100% 1,781 100% +224 +14% 24,934 100% Gender Male 1,273 82% 1,354 76% +81 +6% 21,213 86% Female 284 18% 427 24% +143 +50% 3,721 14% TOTAL 1,557 100% 1,781 100% +224 +14% 24,934 100% Transmission (Male) MSM* 681 54% 588 43% -93 -14% 12,945 61% Injection Drug Use (IDU) 283 22% 292 22% +9 +3% 4,682 22% MSM/IDU 66 5% 48 4% -18 -27% 1,348 6% Heterosexual Contact 92 7% 87 6% -5 -5% 772 4% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 14 1% 34 3% +20 +142% 407 2% Perinatal 6 1% 4 <1% -2 -33% 107 <1% Unknown 131 10% 301 22% -170 +130% 952 4% TOTAL 1,273 100% 1,354 100% +81 +6% 21,213 100% Transmission (Female) Injection Drug Use (IDU) 102 36% 116 27% +14 +14% 1,798 48% Heterosexual Contact 99 35% 146 34% +47 +47% 1,298 35% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 6 2% 15 4% +9 +150% 139 4% Perinatal 11 4% 6 1% -5 -45% 132 3% Unknown 66 23% 144 34% +78 +118% 354 10% TOTAL 284 100% 427 100% +143 +50% 3,721 100% Geography Metropolitan Chicago** 1,364 88% 1,561 88% +197 +14% 21,602 87% Chicago*** 1,029 66% 1,220 69% +191 +18% 17,271 69% Downstate 193 12% 220 12% +27 +14% 3,332 13% TOTAL 1,557 100% 1,781 100% +224 +14% 24,934 100% * Men who have sex with men **  Includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties *** Chicago is included in Metropolitan Chicago Cases Illinois Department of Public Health 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62761 Phone 217-782-4977 Fax 217-782-3987 TTY 800-547-0466 Questions or Comments