HIV/AIDS and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

In 2023, non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were 39% less frequently diagnosed with HIV infection than people ages 13 and older in the total U.S. population.1

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Occurrence

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

All Ages

Diagnoses of HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
8.311.60.72
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
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
Male16.022.50.71
Female4.15.10.80
Total8.3*13.70.61
*Total rate includes a small number of children aged <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 13 -24 years old living with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
39.953.30.75
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
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
0.00.10.00
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
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
Male124.1292.50.42
Female24.887.40.28
Both Sexes74.6188.30.08
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
NHPITotal Population
Cumulative Cases^8851,366,381
Percent of Total Cases0.1100.00
 ^Cumulative data are from the beginning of the epidemic (1981)2 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
NHPITotal Ratio (NHPI / Total)
Male3.78.70.43
Female1.62.50.64
Total Population2.65.60.46
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 12a and 11a). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Deaths of persons ages 13 and older with AIDS, rate per 100,000 population, 2023
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
Male3.07.70.39
Female0.82.20.36
Both Sexes1.94.90.38
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.

Health Care Use

HIV testing status among persons ages 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2018
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total
Ever tested44.443.71.01
Never tested55.656.30.99
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.

*Population is non-Hispanic in the data source.

1 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. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156509 (Back to top)

2 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