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HIV/AIDS and African Americans

November 29, 2012

Although African Americans are only 13.6% of the U.S. population, they account for 43% of HIV infection cases in 2009.


At a Glance -- HIV Cases and Rates (Adults)

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

  # Cases Rate African American/
White Ratio
African American males 15,444 116.0 7.6
White males 12,111 15.3  
 
African American females 6,268 41.7 19.9
White females 1,733 2.1  
 
African American (both sexes) 21,854 62.0 8.5
White (both sexes) 13,878 7.3  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 3a. 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 and Rates (Children <13 Years)

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

  # Cases Rate
African American 142 2.0
White 34 0.1
Total Population 217 0.4

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 5a. 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 (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

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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]


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]


At a Glance -- Death Rate

HIV/AIDS Death Rates per 100,000 Population (2009)

  African Americans Non-Hispanic White African American/
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All ages, Men 20.1 2.0 10.1
All ages, Women 8.9 0.4 22.3
 
Age 25-44, Men 21.8 2.4 9.1
Age 25-44, Women 13.2 0.6 22.0
 
Age 45-64, Men 48.0 4.7 10.2
Age 45-64, Women 18.2 0.8 22.8

Source: CDC 2012. Health, United States 2011. Table 35. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

 


At a Glance -- AIDS Deaths

Estimated Number of Deaths of Persons With AIDS by Year of Death, 2009

  Cumulative # Deaths # Deaths % of total cases
African Americans 250,745 8,782 49%
White 260,572 5,380 30%
Total Population 619,380 17,774  

Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 12a. www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]


At a Glance -- HIV Testing

Age-Adjusted Percent of HIV Testing Status Among Persons 18 years of Age and Over, 2010

  Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black/
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Ever tested 57.8 37.3 1.5
Never tested 42.2 62.7 0.7

Source: CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 41. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF |3.1MB]



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