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Kai Chandler Lois Crenshaw Gary Paul Wright Fortunata Kasege Keith Green Lois Bates Greg Braxton Vanessa Austin Bernard Jackson

HIV/AIDS and African Americans

November 29, 2012

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At a Glance -- HIV Infection Cases (Adults and Children)

Estimated Number of Cases of HIV Infection by Year of Diagnosis, 2010 (46 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

  #Cases % of Total Cases
African American 21,854 46%
White 13,878 29%
Total Population 47,129  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 1a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]

Estimated Number of Persons Living With HIV Infection by Year, 2009 (46 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

  #Cases % of Total Cases
African American 335,798 43%
White 273,800 35%
Total Population 784,701  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 15a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]


At a Glance -- HIV Infection Cases by Transmission (Adults)

Estimated Number of Male Adults or Adolescents (>13 Years) Living With HIV Infection Year-End 2009, by Transmission Category (46 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

Transmission # of African American
Cases
% of African American Cases # of White Cases % of White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact 117,124 55% 189,886 81%
Injection drug use 40,424 19% 15,366 7%
Heterosexual contact 41,111 19% 8,544 4%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 15,273 7% 20,400 9%
Other 532 0.2% 1,414 0.6%
Estimated Total 214,464   235,610  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 17a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]

Estimated Number of Female Adults or Adolescents (>13 Years) Living With HIV Infection Year-End 2009 by Transmission Category (46 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

Transmission # of African American Cases % of African American Cases # of White Cases % of White Cases
Heterosexual contact 87,905 77% 23,927 65%
Injection drug use 26,236 23% 12,173 33%
Other 579 0.5% 487 1%

Estimated Total

114,721

 

36,587

 

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 17a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]

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This article was provided by Office of Minority Health. Visit OMH's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.

See Also
TheBody.com's HIV/AIDS Resource Center for African Americans
HIV and Me: An African American's Guide to Living With HIV
More HIV Statistics on the African-American Community


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