HIV/AIDS and Hispanic Americans

• Hispanic Americans accounted for 17% of all HIV infection cases in 2009.
• Hispanic males are almost 3 times as likely to have AIDS as compared to white males.
• Hispanic females are 5.3 times as likely to have AIDS in 2008 as White females.
• Hispanic men were 2.5 times as likely as non-Hispanic White men to die of HIV/AIDS in 2007.
• Hispanic women were 3.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to die of HIV/AIDS in 2007.
• In 2009, Hispanic females were 5 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection, as compared to White females.

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

Source: CDC 2011. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009, v.21. Table 3a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2009report/pdf/2009SurveillanceReport.pdf [PDF | 2MB]

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

Source: CDC 2011. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009, v.21. Table 5a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2009report/pdf/2009SurveillanceReport.pdf [PDF | 2MB]