Asians

Quick Facts

Asians represented:
– 4.4% of the U.S. population in 2007
– 2% of new HIV infections in 2007

 

 

 

 

HIV/AIDS

In 2007, the rate for newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases among Asians in the United States was 7.7 per 100,000 population. Transmission for Asian/Pacific Islander men is mostly due to male-to-male sexual contact, while for women it is largely due to high-risk heterosexual contact.  The rate of AIDS cases was 3.6 per 100,000 in the Asian population.  The AIDS mortality rate is less than 1% for Asians.

More Information:

- HIV/AIDS Topic Site
- HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance
- HIV/AIDS and Asians/Pacific Islanders

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

Gonorrhea

The prevalence rate of gonorrhea among Asians in 2007 was 18.8 cases per 100,000 population, which was lower than the rate among whites. 

Chlamydia

From 2003-2007, incidence of diagnosed chlamydia  increased by 1.5% among Asian/Pacific Islanders.

Syphilis

From 2006 to 2007, the prevalence rate of primary and secondary syphilis increased in all racial and ethnic groups except Asians. The prevalence rate remained the same at 1.2 cases per 100,000 population among Asians.

More Information:

- STD Topic Site
- STDs and Health Disparities
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report 2007

Viral Hepatitis

The downward trend in the hepatitis B incidence rate among Asian/Pacific Islanders continues from 2004, and, in 2007, the rate for this population was 0.9 cases per 100,000 population.

In 2007, the hepatitis C incidence rate was similar across racial/ethnic populations, with 0.02 cases per 100,000 population among Asian and Pacific Islanders.

More Information:

- Viral Hepatitis Topic Site  
- Surveillance Report for Acute Viral Hepatitis-United States, 2007

Tuberculosis (TB)

In 2007, for the first time, Asians were the second largest percentage (26%) racial or ethnic group (along with blacks, also 26%) of total reported tuberculosis cases (after Hispanics/Latinos).  Asians born outside the United States represented 43% of TB cases among foreign-born persons and accounted for approximately 25% of the U.S. national case total in 2007.   

More information:

- Tuberculosis Topic Site
- Tuberculosis in Minorities
- Tuberculosis Surveillance Report 2007