- Asian Americans have lower AIDS rates than their white counterparts and they are less likely to die of HIV/AIDS.
- In 2007, however, Asian women had a higher case rate for AIDS than White women.
- The total number of reported AIDS cases has declined over the past five years for the White population, however it has continued to increase for Asian Americans.
At a glance – HIV/AIDS Cases (Adults and Children):
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
% of total 2007 cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian |
308 |
329 |
332 |
455 |
1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian |
2,171 |
2,468 |
2,752 |
3,160 |
0.6% |
White |
158,258 |
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 Asian |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
77% |
79% |
Injection drug use |
6% |
8% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
3% |
8% |
Heterosexual contact |
12% |
4% |
Other |
2% |
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 Asian Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
11% |
33% |
Heterosexual contact |
82% |
65% |
Other |
8% |
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
596 |
77% |
15,345 |
74% |
Injection drug use |
11 |
1% |
978 |
5% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
22 |
3% |
1,307 |
6% |
Heterosexual contact |
41 |
5% |
571 |
3% |
Other |
102 |
13% |
2,393 |
12% |
Total Cases |
776 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
1,362 |
68% |
69,234 |
70% |
Injection drug use |
56 |
3% |
6,247 |
6% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
46 |
2% |
6,827 |
7% |
Heterosexual contact |
120 |
6% |
3,075 |
3% |
Other |
400 |
20% |
12,541 |
13% |
Total Cases |
1,994 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
7 |
4% |
733 |
25% |
Heterosexual contact |
88 |
54% |
1,326 |
45% |
Other |
63 |
39% |
892 |
30% |
Total Cases |
162 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
19 |
4% |
4,819 |
26% |
Heterosexual contact |
235 |
47% |
8,644 |
46% |
Other |
233 |
47% |
5,041 |
27% |
Total Cases |
496 |
|
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) |
Asian / White Ratio |
|
---|---|---|---|
Asian males |
363 |
15.5 |
0.8 |
White males |
10,563 |
18.7 |
|
|
|||
Asian females |
88 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
White females |
1,971 |
3.3 |
|
|
|||
Asian (both sexes) |
451 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
White (both sexes) |
12,534 |
10.8 |
|
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 old):
# Cases |
Rate (per 100,000 population) |
|
---|---|---|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian |
394 |
389 |
378 |
425 |
475 |
1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
White |
12 |
8 |
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 Asian Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
77% |
77% |
Injection drug use |
6% |
9% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
5% |
9% |
Heterosexual contact |
10% |
4% |
Other |
2% |
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 Asian Cases |
% of White |
---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
11% |
40% |
Heterosexual contact |
79% |
58% |
Other |
10% |
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
216 |
57% |
6,490 |
66% |
Injection drug use |
16 |
4% |
737 |
8% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
10 |
3% |
711 |
7% |
Heterosexual contact |
34 |
9% |
417 |
4% |
Other |
96 |
25% |
1,410 |
14% |
Total Cases |
413 |
|
9,578 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
4,154 |
67% |
260,797 |
73% |
Injection drug use |
299 |
5% |
32,425 |
9% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
260 |
4% |
32,325 |
9% |
Heterosexual contact |
378 |
6% |
2,348 |
2% |
Other |
973 |
16% |
17,302 |
5% |
Total Cases |
6,231 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
2 |
2% |
471 |
28% |
Heterosexual contact |
47 |
53% |
756 |
45% |
Other |
36 |
41% |
452 |
27% |
Total Cases |
88 |
|
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 Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Injection drug use |
95 |
9% |
15,473 |
40% |
Heterosexual contact |
540 |
54% |
16,541 |
42% |
Other |
274 |
27% |
5,046 |
13% |
Total Cases |
1,003 |
|
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:
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/Pacific Islander / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
All ages, Men |
1.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
All ages, Women |
n/a |
0.6 |
-- |
|
|||
Age 25-44, Men |
1.4 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
Age 25-44, Women |
n/a |
1.2 |
-- |
|
|||
Age 45-64, Men |
2.0 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
Age 45-64, Women |
n/a |
1.1 |
-- |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian |
73 |
92 |
71 |
99 |
84 |
0.6% |
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]
At a glance – HIV Testing:
Asian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|
---|---|---|---|
Ever tested |
30.9 |
34.3 |
0.9 |
Never tested |
69.1 |
65.7 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 41.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|
---|---|---|---|
Ever tested |
44.2 |
34.3 |
1.3 |
Never tested |
55.8 |
65.7 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 41.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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