Although African Americans are only 13% of the U.S. population, they account for 49% of HIV/AIDS cases in 2007.
- African American males had over 7 times the AIDS rate as white males.
- African American females had over 22 times the AIDS rate as 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 20 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as Non-Hispanic White women.
At a glance – HIV/AIDS Cases (Adults and Children):
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African American |
19,309 |
18,479 |
18,975 |
21,549 |
49% |
White |
10,836 |
10,818 |
10,815 |
12,556 |
28% |
Total Population |
38,398 |
38,032 |
38,531 |
44,084 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African American |
230,138 |
241,029 |
252,612 |
267,116 |
47% |
White |
158,528 |
165,178 |
172,509 |
181,380 |
32% |
Total Population |
492,673 |
516,279 |
540,972 |
571,378 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 9.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – HIV/AIDS Cases by Transmission (Adults):
Transmission |
% of African American Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
51% |
79% |
Injection drug use |
21% |
8% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
7% |
8% |
Heterosexual contact |
20% |
4% |
Other |
1% |
1% |
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 10.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
% of African American Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
24% |
33% |
Heterosexual contact |
75% |
65% |
Other |
2% |
2% |
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 10.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – HIV (not AIDS) Cases by Transmission (Male Adults and Adolescents):
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
7,320 |
45% |
15,345 |
74% |
Injection drug use |
1,510 |
9% |
978 |
5% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
526 |
3% |
1,307 |
6% |
Heterosexual contact |
2,009 |
12% |
571 |
3% |
Other |
4,877 |
30% |
2,393 |
12% |
Total Cases |
16,279 |
|
20,661 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 22.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
36,389 |
39% |
69,234 |
70% |
Injection drug use |
13,189 |
14% |
6,247 |
6% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
3,958 |
4% |
6,827 |
7% |
Heterosexual contact |
12,470 |
13% |
3,075 |
3% |
Other |
27,421 |
29% |
12,541 |
13% |
Total Cases |
93,775 |
|
98,524 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 22.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – HIV (not AIDS) Cases by Transmission (Female Adults and Adolescents):
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
894 |
11% |
733 |
25% |
Heterosexual contact |
3,561 |
44% |
1,326 |
45% |
Other |
3,662 |
45% |
892 |
30% |
Total Cases |
8,119 |
|
2,971 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 24.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
7,781 |
14% |
4,819 |
26% |
Heterosexual contact |
26,378 |
46% |
8,644 |
46% |
Other |
22,212 |
39% |
5,041 |
27% |
Total Cases |
56,732 |
|
18,680 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 24.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – AIDS Cases and Rates (Adults)
# Cases |
Rate (per 100,000) |
African American/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
African American males |
11,243 |
81.3 |
7.7 |
White males |
8,802 |
10.6 |
|
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African American females |
6,243 |
39.8 |
22.1 |
White females |
1,600 |
1.8 |
|
|
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African American (both sexes) |
17,486 |
59.2 |
9.7 |
White (both sexes) |
10,402 |
6.1 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 6b.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – AIDS Cases and Rates (Children <13 years)
# Cases |
Rate (per 100,000 population) |
|
---|---|---|
African American |
21 |
0.3 |
White |
5 |
0.0 |
Total Population |
28 |
0.1 |
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 6b.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – AIDS Cases (Adults and Children)
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African American |
19,580 |
18,719 |
17,690 |
17,257 |
17,507 |
47% |
White |
11,061 |
11,064 |
10,580 |
10,521 |
10,407 |
28% |
Total Population |
40,054 |
38,695 |
37,256 |
36,791 |
37,041 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – AIDS Cases (Children only)
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African American |
49 |
34 |
39 |
29 |
21 |
75% |
White |
12 |
18 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
18% |
Total Population |
73 |
55 |
54 |
38 |
28 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 5.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance –AIDS Cases by Transmission (Adults):
Transmission |
% of African American Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
46% |
77% |
Injection drug use |
26% |
9% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
8% |
9% |
Heterosexual contact |
19% |
4% |
Other |
1% |
1% |
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 13.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
% of African American Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
30% |
40% |
Heterosexual contact |
68% |
58% |
Other |
2% |
3% |
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 13.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance –AIDS Cases by Transmission (Male Adults and Adolescents):
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
4,497 |
39% |
6,490 |
66% |
Injection drug use |
1,391 |
12% |
737 |
8% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
460 |
4% |
711 |
7% |
Heterosexual contact |
1,677 |
15% |
417 |
4% |
Other |
3,497 |
30% |
1,410 |
14% |
Total Cases |
11,551 |
|
9,805 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 21.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
108,134 |
37% |
260,797 |
73% |
Injection drug use |
84,645 |
29% |
32,425 |
9% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
22,917 |
8% |
32,325 |
9% |
Heterosexual contact |
31,669 |
11% |
8,260 |
2% |
Other |
42,527 |
15% |
17,302 |
5% |
Total Cases |
291,701 |
|
358,298 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 21.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – AIDS Cases by Transmission (Female Adults and Adolescents):
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
817 |
13% |
471 |
28% |
Heterosexual contact |
2,928 |
46% |
756 |
45% |
Other |
2,516 |
40% |
452 |
27% |
Total Cases |
6,301 |
|
1,693 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 23.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
Transmission |
# of African American Cases |
% of African American Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
39,793 |
33% |
15,473 |
40% |
Heterosexual contact |
52,928 |
44% |
16,541 |
42% |
Other |
25,761 |
21% |
5,046 |
13% |
Total Cases |
120,148 |
|
39,043 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 23.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
African Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
African American/ |
---|---|---|---|
All ages, Men (age-adjusted) |
28.2 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
All ages, Women (age-adjusted) |
12.0 |
0.6 |
20.0 |
|
|||
Age 25-44, Men |
36.2 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
Age 25-44, Women |
20.7 |
1.2 |
17.3 |
|
|||
Age 45-64, Men |
66.2 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
Age 45-64, Women |
22.0 |
1.1 |
20.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health, United States 2007. Table 42.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#042[PDF, 6MB]
At a glance – AIDS Deaths:
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African Americans |
8,926 |
8,656 |
8,546 |
7,886 |
7,124 |
49% |
White |
5,231 |
4,963 |
4,933 |
4,398 |
4,187 |
29% |
Total Population |
17,679 |
17,154 |
16,823 |
15,564 |
14,561 |
|
Source: CDC 2009. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2007. v.19. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/pdf/2007SurveillanceReport.pdf[PDF, 3.4MB]
br /> At a glance – HIV Testing:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
Ever tested |
50.4% |
33.5% |
1.5 |
Never tested |
49.6% |
66.5% |
0.7 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 41.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf[PDF, 3.7MB]
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