Although African Americans are only 13.6% of the U.S. population, they account for 43% of HIV infection cases in 2009.
- African American males have almost 7.6 times the AIDS rate as white males.
- African American females have 20 times the AIDS rate as white females.
- African American men are almost 10 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as Non-Hispanic White men.
- African American women are over 20 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as Non-Hispanic White women.
- African American children are twice as likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection, as compared to the White children.
- In 2010, African Americans were 8.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection, as compared to the White population.
At a glance – HIV Cases and Rates (Adults)
# Cases |
Rate |
African American/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
African American males |
15,444 |
116.0 |
7.6 |
White males |
12,111 |
15.3 |
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African American females |
6,268 |
41.7 |
19.9 |
White females |
1,733 |
2.1 |
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African American (both sexes) |
21,854 |
62.0 |
8.5 |
White (both sexes) |
13,878 |
7.3 |
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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
3a.
http://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)
# 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.
http://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):
|
#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.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]
|
#Cases |
% of total cases |
---|---|---|
African American |
335,798 |
43% |
White |
273,800 |
35% |
Total Population |
784,701 |
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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 15a.
http://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):
Transmission |
# of African American |
% 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.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]
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 |
114,721 |
| 36,587 |
|
Source: CDC 2012. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010, v.22. Table 17a.
http://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)
# Cases |
Rate |
African American/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
African American males |
10,754 |
75.6 |
8.3 |
White males |
7,596 |
9.1 |
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African American females |
5,422 |
33.7 |
22.5 |
White females |
1,275 |
1.5 |
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African American (both sexes) |
16,188 |
43.0 |
9.8 |
White (both sexes) |
8,875 |
4.4 |
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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 4a.
http://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)
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.
http://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)
|
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
African Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
African American/ |
---|---|---|---|
All ages, Men |
21.9 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
All ages, Women |
9.8 |
0.5 |
19.6 |
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Age 25-44, Men |
23.5 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
Age 25-44, Women |
15.0 |
0.8 |
18.8 |
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Age 45-64, Men |
54.2 |
5.3 |
10.2 |
Age 45-64, Women |
19.2 |
1.0 |
19.2 |
Source: CDC 2012. Health, United States 2011. Table 35.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
At a glance – AIDS Deaths:
|
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2010report/pdf/2010_HIV_Surveillance_Report_vol_22.pdf [PDF | 1.79MB]
At a glance – HIV Testing:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF |3.1MB]
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