HIV by Age: HIV Incidence
HIV incidence is one of the six Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. indicators. HIV incidence is the estimated number of new HIV infections each year.
Estimated New HIV Infections in the US by Age, 2019*
* Data not available for children aged 12 and under.
Source: CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2015–2019 [PDF – 3 MB]. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(1).
- CDC. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Report2021;32.
- CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2015–2019. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(1).
- CDC. Monitoring selected national HIV prevention and care objectives by using HIV surveillance data—United States and 6 dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(2).
- CDC. HIV infection risk, prevention, and testing behaviors among persons who inject drugs—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance: injection drug use, 23 U.S. Cities, 2018. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2020;24.
- CDC. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2019. Accessed February 14, 2022.
- National Institute on Aging. HIV, AIDS, and older people. Accessed February 14, 2022
Page last reviewed: April 7, 2022