[Peckers_Pics] HIV United States Statistics by race and age

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Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino communities have been disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS in America.

In 2008 the largest percentage of new HIV diagnoses were among those aged 40-44 years.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish HIV statistics for 37 states and 5 dependent areas with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting. AIDS statistics include all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the 5 dependent areas.

HIV and AIDS statistics by race/ethnicity

Blacks/African Americans accounted for 52% of new HIV diagnoses and 48% of AIDS diagnoses in 2008. Of the total number of people living with HIV in 2007 in the 37 U.S. states and 5 dependent areas, 46% were black/African American; 32% white; 20% Hispanic/Latino; 0.8% multiple races; 0.6% Asian; 0.4% American Indian/Alaska Native; and 0.04% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander.

Among men diagnosed with AIDS in 2008, 52% of black/African American men, 63% of Hispanic/Latino men and 78% of white men became infected with HIV through male-to-male sexual contact. Among women diagnosed with AIDS in 2008, 77% of black/African American women, 75% of Hispanic/Latino women and 65% of white women became infected through heterosexual contact.

Estimated adult and adolescent HIV and AIDS diagnoses in 2008, by race/ethnicity

Race/ethnicity	HIV			AIDS
	Males	Females	Total*	Males	Females	Total*
White	9,918	1,833	11,783	8,981	1,583	10,571
Black/African American	14,283	6,907	21,312	11,974	6,341	18,341
Hispanic/Latino	6,557	1,681	8,260	6,240	1,619	7,864
Asian	363	78	444	430	97	527
American Indian/Alaska Native	167	52	220	155	44	199
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	30	6	36	48	7	55
Multiple races	277	104	384	310	121	435
Total*	31,595	10,662	42,439	28,137	9,813	37,991

* Values in each column may not sum to the column total, as the column totals for estimated numbers were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations.

Estimated HIV diagnoses by race/ethnicity and year

Race/ethnicity	Year of diagnosis
	2005	2006	2007	2008
White	11,430	11,011	11,965	11,783
Black/African American	19,057	18,864	20,179	21,312
Hispanic/Latino	8,130	8,030	8,420	8,260
Asian	341	334	434	444
American Indian/Alaska Native	183	168	204	220
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	46	44	42	36
Multiple races	481	351	418	384

Estimated AIDS diagnoses by race/ethnicity and year

Race/ethnicity	Year of diagnosis				All years*
	2005	2006	2007	2008
White	10,886	10,689	10,413	10,571	420,024
Black/African American	18,272	17,614	17,740	18,341	453,369
Hispanic/Latino	8,040	7,876	7,819	7,864	212,664
Asian	398	443	488	527	8,315
American Indian/Alaska Native	174	156	156	199	3,743
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	52	54	60	55	840
Multiple races	455	463	477	435	7,058

* Includes all years from the beginning of the epidemic to 2008.

HIV diagnoses in 2008 by race/ethnicity

AIDS diagnoses in 2008 by race/ethnicity

Estimated adult and adolescent males living with an AIDS diagnosis in 2007 by race/ethnicity and exposure category

Race/ethnicity	Transmission route					Total*
	Male-to-male sexual contact	Injection drug use	Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	High-risk heterosexual contact	Other
White	107,544	12,236	13,013	5,165	1,717	139,676
Black/African American	62,124	34,603	10,946	24,861	1,054	133,588
Hispanic/Latino	42,821	19,293	5,467	8,536	623	76,740
Asian	2,912	235	186	377	87	3,798
American Indian/Alaska Native	756	193	240	83	12	1,284
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	288	14	20	21	2	346
Multiple races	1,589	519	315	300	29	2,751
Total**	218,136	67,121	30,196	39,353	3,527	358,332

* Because totals are calculated independently of the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum exactly to the figure in the 'Total' column. **Includes persons of unknown race/ethnicity.

Estimated adult and adolescent females living with an AIDS diagnosis in 2007 by race/ethnicity and exposure category

Race/ethnicity	Transmission route			Total*
	Injection drug use	High-risk heterosexual contact	Other
White	7,863	11,347	586	19,796
Black/African American	19,877	44,007	1,382	65,267
Hispanic/Latino	6,474	14,145	527	21,146
Asian	85	594	91	770
American Indian/Alaska Native	159	227	14	400
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	11	60	6	77
Multiple races	360	689	34	1,082
Total**	34,845	71,088	2,643	108,576

* Because totals are calculated independently of the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum exactly to the figure in the 'Total' column. **Includes persons of unknown race/ethnicity.

See our AIDS statistics by transmission route and gender for further information.

HIV and AIDS statistics by age

More than half a million people diagnosed with AIDS have died in the USA. Around two-thirds of these people did not live to the age of 45.

In 2008 the age group 40-44 accounted for the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses, at 39.4 per 100,000 population. The age group 25-49 accounted for around two-thirds of all new HIV diagnoses in 2008.

Between 2005 and 2008 the number of AIDS diagnoses decreased among those aged 30-44. The numbers increased among those aged 20-29 and 55-64.

HIV diagnoses by age, 2005-2008

Age at diagnosis	Year of diagnosis
	2005	2006	2007	2008
Under 13	217	185	192	182
13-14	44	50	35	33
15-19	1,299	1,465	1,741	1,895
20-24	4,167	4,377	4,883	5,518
25-29	4,981	5,120	5,630	5,784
30-34	5,433	4,902	5,000	5,228
35-39	6,361	5,919	5,921	5,578
40-44	6,376	6,231	6,299	6,000
45-49	4,635	4,569	5,061	5,182
50-54	2,943	2,995	3,377	3,358
55-59	1,686	1,557	1,831	1,942
60-64	800	756	910	981
65 or older	727	677	782	760

AIDS diagnoses by age 2005-2008 and deaths among those living with AIDS in 2007

Age at diagnosis or death	Year of diagnosis					Deaths by year
	2005	2006	2007	2008	All years*	2007	All years*
Under 13	55	42	30	41	9,776	8	5,178
13-14	76	77	73	48	1,275	11	298
15-19	431	409	456	507	6,899	42	1,213
20-24	1,747	1,669	1,961	1,997	42,052	181	9,477
25-29	3,240	3,428	3,491	3,669	129,811	539	46,775
30-34	4,929	4,414	4,299	4,569	216,213	967	101,544
35-39	6,750	6,433	6,032	5,849	236,037	2,049	125,707
40-44	7,731	7,387	7,022	6,836	192,865	3,338	114,012
45-49	5,988	5,731	6,015	6,070	124,582	3,681	81,281
50-54	3,669	3,758	3,775	4,051	70,564	3,134	50,314
55-59	1,985	2,080	2,122	2,286	38,185	1,968	28,667
60-64	903	990	1,037	1,167	20,340	1,067	16,327
65 or older	773	877	842	900	17,790	1,103	16,705
Total**	38,277	37,296	37,154	37,991	1,106,391	17,619	576,384

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