HIV/AIDS and African Americans

Although African Americans are only 13% of the U.S. population, they account for 47% of HIV/AIDS cases in 2005.

• African American males had almost 8 times the AIDS rate as non-Hispanic white males.
• African American females had over 23 times the AIDS rate as non-Hispanic white females.
• African American men were over 9 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as non-Hispanic white men.
• African American women were over 21 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as non-Hispanic white women.

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

Estimated number of cases of HIV/AIDS by year of diagnosis, 2001-2005 (33 areas with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting)
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	% of total 2005 cases
Non-Hispanic Black	20,868	19,372	18,087	17,389	18,121	47%
Non-Hispanic White	10,925	10,723	10,329	10,639	11,559	30%
Total Population	40,007	37,529	35,678	35,053	37,367

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 1.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated number of persons living with HIV/AIDS by year, 2001-2005 (33 areas with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting)
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	% of total 2005 cases
Non-Hispanic Black	181,469	193,797	204,446	214,961	225,815	47%
Non-Hispanic White	132,892	139,947	146,437	153,213	160,746	34%
Total Population	384,529	409,407	431,342	452,239	475,871

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 8.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- HIV/AIDS Cases by Transmission (Adults)

Estimated % of male adults or adolescents (>13 years) living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005 by transmission Advertisement
Transmission	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White
Male-to-male sexual contact	48%	77%
Injection drug use	23%	9%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	7%	8%
Heterosexual contact	22%	5%
Other	1%	1%

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 9.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated % of female adults or adolescents (>13 years) living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005 by transmission
Transmission	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White
Injection drug use	24%	33%
Heterosexual contact	74%	65%
Other	2%	2%

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 9.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- HIV (Not AIDS) Cases by Transmission (Male Adults and Adolescents)

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of HIV infection for male adults or adolescents (>13 years), 2005 only
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact	4,020	40%	6,261	68%
Injection drug use	915	9%	540	6%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	272	3%	433	5%
Heterosexual contact	1,095	11%	275	3%
Other	3,667	37%	1,681	18%
Total Cases	9,992		9,217

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 20.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of HIV infection for male adults or adolescents (>13 years), Cumulative to 2005
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact	25,186	35%	45,696	67%
Injection drug use	10,869	15%	4,954	7%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	3,093	4%	4,595	7%
Heterosexual contact	9,677	13%	2,258	3%
Other	22,720	32%	10,336	15%
Total Cases	71,856		68,376

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 20.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- HIV (Not AIDS) Cases by Transmission (Female Adults and Adolescents)

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of HIV infection for female adults or adolescents (>13 years), 2005 only
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Injection drug use	525	8%	424	22%
Heterosexual contact	2,392	38%	731	37%
Other	3,297	53%	801	41%
Total Cases	6,243		1,968

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 22.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of HIV infection for female adults or adolescents (>13 years), Cumulative to 2005
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Injection drug use	6,445	14%	3,760	25%
Heterosexual contact	21,193	45%	6,714	45%
Other	18,762	40%	4,240	29%
Total Cases	46,756		14,875

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 22.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

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

Estimated number of cases and rates (per 100,000) of AIDS, 2005 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
	# Cases	Rate (per 100,000)	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Non-Hispanic Black males	13,048	95.1	7.9
Non-Hispanic White males	10,027	12.1
Non-Hispanic Black females	7,093	45.5	22.8
Non-Hispanic White females	1,747	2.0
Non-Hispanic Black (both sexes)	20,141	68.7	10.0
Non-Hispanic White (both sexes)	11,773	6.9

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 5a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

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

Estimated number of cases and rates (per 100,000) of AIDS, 2005 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
	# Cases	Rate (per 100,000 population)
Non-Hispanic Black	46	0.6
Non-Hispanic White	6	0.0
Total Population	68	0.1

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 5a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

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

Estimated number of cases of AIDS by year of diagnosis, 2001-2005
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	% of total 2005 cases
Non-Hispanic Black	19,465	19,559	20,224	19,983	20,187	48%
Non-Hispanic White	11,001	11,274	11,254	11,520	11,780	28%
Total Population	39,327	39,512	40,834	40,665	41,897

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 3.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- AIDS Cases (Children Only)

Estimated number of AIDS cases in children <13 years of age, by year of diagnosis, 2001-2005
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	% of total 2005 cases
Non-Hispanic Black	85	72	46	31	46	68%
Non-Hispanic White	13	14	12	6	6	9%
Total Population	121	105	71	50	68

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 4.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- AIDS Cases by Transmission (Adults)

Estimated % of male adults or adolescents (>13 years) living with AIDS at the end of 2005 by transmission
Transmission	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White
Male-to-male sexual contact	44%	75%
Injection drug use	28%	10%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	8%	9%
Heterosexual contact	19%	4%
Other	1%	1%

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 11.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated % of female adults or adolescents (>13 years) living with AIDS at the end of 2005 by transmission
Transmission	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White
Injection drug use	31%	39%
Heterosexual contact	66%	58%
Other	2%	3%

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 11.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- AIDS Cases by Transmission (Male Adults and Adolescents)

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of AIDS for male adults or adolescents (>13 years), 2005 only
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact	4,731	36%	6,820	65%
Injection drug use	2,059	16%	831	8%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	596	4%	799	8%
Heterosexual contact	1,958	15%	344	3%
Other	3,868	29%	1,569	15%
Total Cases	13,260		10,435

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 19.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of AIDS for male adults or adolescents (>13 years), Cumulative to 2005
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact	99,269	37%	248,186	73%
Injection drug use	82,233	30%	31,275	9%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	21,260	8%	30,401	9%
Heterosexual contact	28,104	10%	7,454	2%
Other	38,097	14%	15,815	5%
Total Cases	270,771		340,295

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 19.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- AIDS Cases by Transmission (Female Adults and Adolescents)

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of AIDS for female adults or adolescents (>13 years), 2005 only
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Injection drug use	1,130	16%	506	28%
Heterosexual contact	3,079	44%	749	42%
Other	2,711	39%	517	29%
Total Cases	6,978		1,794

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 21.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

Estimated number and percentage of reported cases of AIDS for female adults or adolescents (>13 years), Cumulative to 2005
Transmission	# of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	% of Non-Hispanic Black Cases	# of Non-Hispanic White Cases	% of Non-Hispanic White Cases
Injection drug use	37,977	35%	14,519	40%
Heterosexual contact	46,642	43%	15,094	42%
Other	22,158	20%	4,653	13%
Total Cases	108,451		36,256

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 21.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- Death Rate

HIV/AIDS Death Rates per 100,000 population (2004)
	African Americans	Non-Hispanic White	African American/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All ages, Men (age-adjusted)	29.2	3.1	9.4
All ages, Women (age-adjusted)	13.0	0.6	21.7
Age 25-44, Men	39.9	5.5	7.3
Age 25-44, Women	23.1	1.3	17.8
Age 45-64, Men	66.0	6.0	11.0
Age 45-64, Women	22.7	0.9	25.2

Source: CDC 2007. Health, United States 2007. Table 42.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#042

At a Glance -- AIDS Deaths

Estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS by year of death, 2001-2005
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	% of total 2005 cases
African Americans	9,085	8,927	9,077	9,302	8,562	50%
Non-Hispanic White	5,239	5,153	5,263	5,137	5,006	29%
Total Population	17,726	17,318	18,020	18,099	17,011

Source: CDC 2007. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2005. v.17. Table 7.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ 2005report/pdf/2005SurveillanceReport.pdf

At a Glance -- HIV Testing

Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 41.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf