HIV/AIDS and Hispanic/Latino Americans

  • Hispanic males were diagnosed with an HIV infection at 1.92 times the rate of males in the total U.S. population in 2023.1
  • Hispanic females had a 15% higher rate of AIDS in 2023 compared to females of the total U.S. population.2
  • In 2023, Hispanics with an HIV infection died at a rate that was comparable to the total U.S. population.3

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Occurrence

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

All Ages

Diagnoses of HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
20.011.61.72
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023 (Vol. 35, Table 1a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Adults and Adolescents

Diagnoses of HIV infection among persons ages 13 and older, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male43.222.51.92
Female6.75.11.31
Total20.0*13.71.46
*Total rate may include children <13
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023 (Vol. 35, Tables 3a and 1a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Persons ages 13-24 living with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
61.053.31.14
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023 (Vol. 35, Table 15a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Children

Diagnoses of HIV infection among children ages 12 and under, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
0.10.11.00
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023 (Vol. 35, Table 2a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Prevalence of AIDS among persons ages 13 and older, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male416.9292.51.43
Female100.887.41.15
Both Sexes260.3188.31.38
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). NCHHSTP AtlasPlus [Interactive data tool]. National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.
 Classifications of persons with Stage 3 AIDS, by number of cases and percentage, 2023
HispanicTotal Population
Cumulative Cases^296,1501,366,381
Percent of Total Cases21.7100.00
 ^Cumulative data are from the beginning of the epidemic (1981)4 through 2023.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023: Slide set: HIV infection, Stage 3 (AIDS) 2022 (Slide 6) [PowerPoint presentation]. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mortality

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Deaths of persons with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male8.18.70.93
Female2.12.50.84
Total Population5.25.60.93
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). HIV surveillance report: Diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 territories and freely associated states, 2023 (Vol. 35, Table 11a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Acquired Immune Defficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Deaths of persons ages 13 and older with AIDS, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male8.07.71.04
Female2.12.20.95
Both Sexes5.14.91.04
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). NCHHSTP AtlasPlus [Interactive data tool]. National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.

Health Care Use

HIV testing status among persons ages 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2018
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Ever tested45.343.71.04
Never tested54.756.30.97
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: 2018 (Table A-20a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2023, v.35. Tables 3a and 1a. (Back to top)

2 CDC. National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas Plus. https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/nchhstpatlas/tables.html (Back to top)

3 CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2023, v.35. Tables 12a and 11a. (Back to top)

4 HIV.gov. A Timeline of HIV and AIDS.  A Timeline of HIV and AIDS | HIV.gov. Accessed September 10, 2025 (Back to top)


Date Last Reviewed: January 2026