Number of U.S. state and federal prisoners with HIV from 1991 to 2015

This statistic displays the number of prisoners with HIV in state and federal prisons from 1991 to 2015. According to the data, there were 1,536 prisoners in federal prisons with HIV and 15,610 people with HIV in state prisons in 2015. 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.

本统计数据显示了1991年至2015年间州级和联邦监狱中HIV感染者的人数。据数据表明，2015年，联邦监狱中有1,536名囚犯感染了HIV，而在州监狱中，HIV感染者人数达到15,610人。HIV是一种可治疗的病毒感染，会导致免疫缺陷。HIV通过感染者的血液、精液、阴道分泌物或母乳在人与人之间传播。当HIV感染者未接受治疗时，将会发生获得性免疫缺陷综合症（AIDS）。