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Please note: The reference numbers in the text below will take you to the
References section of the CDC fact sheet HIV/AIDS among African Americans.
In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for African
Americans. At all stages of HIV/AIDS—from infection with HIV to death with
AIDS—blacks (including African Americans) are disproportionately affected
compared with members of other races and ethnicities [1,
2].
STATISTICS
HIV/AIDS in 2005
- According to the 2000 census, blacks make up approximately 13% of the US population. However, in 2005, blacks accounted for 18,121 (49%) of the estimated
37,331 new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting [2].*
- Of all black men living with HIV/AIDS, the primary transmission category
was sexual contact with other men, followed by injection drug use and
high-risk heterosexual contact [2].
- Of all black women living with HIV/AIDS, the primary transmission
category was high-risk heterosexual contact, followed by injection drug use [2].
- Of the estimated 141 infants perinatally infected with HIV, 91 (65%)
were black (CDC, HIV/AIDS Reporting System, unpublished data, December
2006).
- Of the estimated 18,849 people
under the age of 25 whose diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was made during 2001–2004 in
the 33 states with HIV reporting, 11,554 (61%) were black [3].
*See the
box (before the References section) labeled Understanding HIV and AIDS Data for a list of the 33 states.
Race/ethnicity of persons (including
children) with HIV/AIDS diagnosed
during 2005 
Note. Based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting.
Transmission categories for black adults and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005
Note. Based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting.
AIDS in 2005
- Blacks accounted for 20,187 (50%) of
the estimated 40,608 AIDS cases
diagnosed in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia [2].
- The rate of AIDS diagnoses for black
adults and adolescents was 10 times the rate
for whites and nearly 3 times the rate for
Hispanics. The rate of AIDS diagnoses for
black women was nearly 23 times the rate for
white women. The rate of AIDS diagnoses for
black men was 8 times the rate for white men [2].
- The 185,988 blacks living with AIDS
in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia accounted for 44% of the
421,873 people in those areas living
with AIDS [2].
- Of the 68 US children (younger than 13
years of age) who had a new AIDS diagnosis,
46 were black [2].
- Since the beginning of the epidemic,
blacks have accounted for 397,548 (42%)
of the estimated 952,629 AIDS cases
diagnosed in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia [2].
- From the beginning of the epidemic
through December 2005, an estimated 211,559
blacks with AIDS died [2].
- Of persons whose diagnosis of AIDS had
been made during 1997–2004, a smaller
proportion of blacks (66%) were alive after
9 years compared with American Indians and
Alaska Natives (67%), Hispanics (74%),
whites (75%), and Asians and Pacific
Islanders (81%) [2].
Race/ethnicity of adults and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, 2005
Note. Based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting.
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