HIV infection in the Bahamas is the leading cause of death among Bahamians between the ages of 15 and 44. It is estimated that 4.13% of adults in the Bahamas are HIV infected, and the Bahamas has the highest annual incidence of AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean. One cause for these high rates of infection is the prevalence of risky behaviors among Bahamian youth. Among youth between the ages of 13 and 15, 32% are sexually experienced, with that rate rising to 57% among youth age 16 or older. Approximately half of these adolescents have never used birth control, and only one third use birth control consistently.