HIV and African American Gay and Bisexual Men: HIV Incidence
HIV incidence is one of the six Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. indicators. HIV incidence refers to the estimated number of new HIV infections in a given year.
Estimated New HIV Infections Among Black/African American Gay and Bisexual Men in the US, 2015-2019*
* Black refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African American is a term often used for people of African descent with ancestry in North America.
Source: CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States, 2015–2019. [PDF – 3 MB] HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2020;26(1).
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