- Asian Americans have lower AIDS rates than their white counterparts and they are less likely to die of HIV/AIDS.
- Asian Americans are less likely to have been tested for HIV/AIDS.
- The total number of reported AIDS cases has generally declined over the past five years for the White population, however it has increased for Asian Americans.
- Asian American women are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than White women.
At a glance – HIV Infection Cases (Adults and Children):
# Cases |
Rate |
Asian American/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
Asian males |
678 |
13.7 |
0.9 |
White males |
12,111 |
15.3 |
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Asian females |
134 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
White females |
1,733 |
2.1 |
|
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Asian (both sexes) |
814 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
White (both sexes) |
13,878 |
7.3 |
|
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 |
|
---|---|---|
Asian |
2 |
0.1 |
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]
|
# Cases |
% of total cases |
---|---|---|
Asian |
814 |
2% |
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 |
---|---|---|
Asian |
8,366 |
1.1% |
White |
273,800 |
35% |
Total Population |
784,701 |
|
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 |
# Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male-to-male sexual contact |
5,587 |
82% | 189,886 |
81% |
Heterosexual contact |
610 |
9% | 8,544 |
4% |
Injection drug use |
280 |
4% | 15,366 |
7% |
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use |
288 |
4% | 20,400 |
9% |
Other |
51 |
0.7% | 1,414 |
0.6% |
Estimated Total |
6,816 |
| 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 |
# Asian Cases |
% of Asian Cases |
# of White Cases |
% of White Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual contact |
1,273 |
87% | 23,927 |
65% |
Injection drug use |
125 |
9% | 12,173 |
33% |
Other |
59 |
4% | 487 |
1% |
Estimated Total |
1,457 |
| 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(per 100,000) |
Asian/White Ratio |
|
---|---|---|---|
Asian males |
408 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
White males |
7,596 |
9.1 |
|
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Asian females |
70 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
White females |
1,275 |
1.5 |
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Asian (both sexes) |
480 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
White (both sexes) |
8,875 |
4.4 |
|
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 old):
Cummulative # Cases |
# Cases |
Rate (per 100,000 population) |
|
---|---|---|---|
Asian |
49 |
1 |
0.1 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Asian |
8,759 |
480 |
1% |
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:
|
Asian/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic |
Asian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|
All ages, Men |
1.0 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
All ages, Women |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
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Age 25-44, Men |
1.6 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
Age 25-44, Women |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
|
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Age 45-64, Men |
1.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Age 45-64, Women |
-- |
1.0 |
-- |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Asian |
3,187 |
84 |
0.5% |
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:
Asian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/ |
|
---|---|---|---|
Ever tested |
34.1 |
37.3 |
0.9 |
Never tested |
65.9 |
62.7 |
1.1 |
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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