HIV/AIDS and African Americans

HIV/AIDS

Although Black/African Americans represent almost 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 42.1 percent of HIV infection cases in 2019.

In 2019, African Americans were 8.1 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV infection, as compared to the white population.
African American males have 8.4 times the AIDS rate as compared to white males.
African American females have 15 times the AIDS rate as compared to white females.
African American men are 6.4 times as likely to die from HIV infection as non-Hispanic white men.
African American women are 14.5 times as likely to die from HIV infection as white women.

**Estimated number of diagnosed cases and rates (per 100,000) of HIV infection, 2019**
	# Cases	Rate	African American/ White Ratio
African American males	11,489	71.7	8.1
White males	7,498	8.9

African American females	3,810	21.3	12.5
White females	1,508	1.7

African American (total, all ages)	15,334	37.3	8.1
White (total, all ages)	9,013	4.6

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019, v.32. Tables 1a and 3a.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2018-updated-vol-32.pdf [PDF | 19.7MB]

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019, v.32. Table 2a.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2018-updated-vol-32.pdf [PDF | 16.7MB]

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019, v.32. Table 1a.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2018-updated-vol-32.pdf [PDF | 19.7B]

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019, v.32. Table 16a.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2018-updated-vol-32.pdf [PDF | 19.7MB]

**Estimated number of cases and rates (per 100,000) of AIDS, 2019**
	# Cases	Rate	African American/ White Ratio
African American males	5,108	31.9	8.4
White males	3,190	3.8

African American females	2,157	12.0	15.0
White females	685	0.8

African American (both sexes)	7,265	21.4	9.3
White (both sexes)	3,875	2.3

Source: CDC 2021. NCHHSTP Atlas Plus.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas/index.htm [Accessed 06/16/2021]

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019. Slide Set: HIV Infection, Stage 3 (AIDS) 2019. Slide 43.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/slidesets/cdc-hiv-infection-stage-3-2019.pdf [PDF | 6.6MB]

**HIV infection death rates per 100,000 population. 2019**
	African Americans	White	African American/ White Ratio
All ages, Men	28.4	5.0	5.7
All ages, Women	11.6	0.8	14.5

Total Population	16.1	2.5	6.4

Source: CDC 2021. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2019, v.32. Table 12a.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2018-updated-vol-32.pdf[PDF | 19.7MB ]

**Estimated number of deaths, and death rates, of persons with AIDS by year of death, 2019**
	# Deaths 2019	Rate 2019	Cumulative # Deaths*	% of Total Cases
African Americans	5,099	15.0	306,003	39.9
White	3,637	2.1	293,444	38.3
Total Population	11,899	4.3	766,380

Source: CDC 2021. NCHHSTP Atlas Plus
https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas/index.htm [Accessed 06/16/2021]

**Age-adjusted percent of HIV testing status among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018**
	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Ever tested	62.8	39.9	1.6
Never tested	37.2	60.1	0.6

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2018. Table A-20a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/SHS/tables.htm

* Cumulative data are from the beginning of the epidemic through 2019.

Last Modified: 7/8/2021 10:07:00 AM

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