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April 15, 2004

Brown HIV rates

From The Economist:

Update: I added a relatively recent state by state HIV infection value. All I can say is that democratically elected Communist regimes seem to discourage risky sex....


Source

The prevalence rates below are taken from data collected during screening of women attending antenatal clinics, meaning that these prevalence rates are only relevant to sexually active women.
State/Union Territory HIV Prevalence (%)
Maharashtra & Mumbai 1.75
Manipur 1.75
Andhara Pradesh 1.5
Nagaland 1.25
Karnataka 1.13
Tamil Nadu 1.13
Haryana 0.51
Goa 0.5
Gujarat 0.5
Punjab 0.4
Mizoram 0.33
Daman & Diu 0.25
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.25
Jammu & Kashmir 0.25
Madhya Pradesh 0.25
Orissa 0.25
Pondicherry 0.25
Tripura 0.25
A & N Islands 0.16
Bihar 0.13
Delhi 0.13
Himachal Pradesh 0.13
West Bengal 0.13
Jharkhand 0.08
Kerala 0.08
Assam 0
Arunachal Pradesh 0
Chandigarh 0
Meghalaya 0
Rajasthan 0
Sikkim 0
Uttar Pradesh 0
Uttranachal 0

Posted by razib at 03:22 PM