2021 HIV Vital Signs
November 30, 2021 – New CDC Vital Signs report reveals a decade of continuing HIV inequities
Despite overall progress in reducing new infections among gay and bisexual men, the HIV epidemic continued and was more severe among Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) and Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men in the decade leading up to the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative (EHE), which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched in 2019. Data suggest that unequal reach of HIV prevention and treatment and higher levels of stigma fuel these troubling trends. With EHE and effective prevention and treatment tools at our disposal, the nation has a decades-in-the-making opportunity to end the epidemic and erase glaring disparities in HIV prevention and care.
- Press Statement: New CDC Vital Signs Reveals a Decade of Continuing HIV Inequities on Eve of World AIDS Day | Spanish-language
- MMWR: HIV Infection, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men – United States, 2010-2019
- Vital Signs: Differences in Knowledge of Status, Prevention, Treatment, and Stigma Exist by Race/Ethnicity
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The bar graph shows from 2010-2019, the number of new infections remained relatively stable among Black (from 9,000 to 8,900) and Hispanic/Latino (from 6,800 to 7,900) gay and bisexual men and declined among White gay and bisexual men (from 7,500 to 5,100).
The bar graph shows that in 2019, an estimated 83% of Black and 80% of Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men with HIV had been diagnosed, compared with 90% of White gay and bisexual men. The bar graph also shows that an estimated 62% of Black and 67% of Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men with diagnosed HIV were virally suppressed, compared with 74% of White gay and bisexual men in the same year.
The bar graph shows that in 2017, 27% of Black and 31% of Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men were using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV, compared with 42% of White gay and bisexual men.
