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HIV/AIDS Resource Center for African Americans
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 -- AIDS Cases and Rates (Adults)

Estimated Number of Cases and Rates (per 100,000) of AIDS, 2010 (United States)

  # Cases Rate African American/
White Ratio
African American males 10,754 75.6 8.3
White males 7,596 9.1  
 
African American females 5,422 33.7 22.5
White females 1,275 1.5  
 
African American (both sexes) 16,188 43.0 9.8
White (both sexes) 8,875 4.4  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 4a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]


At a Glance -- AIDS Cases and Rates (Children <13 Years)

Estimated Number of Diagnosed Cases and Rates (per 100,000) of AIDS, 2010 (United States)

  Commulative # Cases # Cases Rate
African American 5,731 12 0.2
White 1,599 4 0.0
Total Population 9,475 23 0.0

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 6a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]


At a Glance -- AIDS Cases (Adults and Children)

Estimated Number of Cases of AIDS by Year of Diagnosis, 2010

  Cumulative # Cases # Cases % of Total Cases
African American 473,229 16,188 49%
White 429,804 8,875 27%
Total Population 1,129,127 33,015  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 2a. 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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