Data Visualization: Ending HIV transmission


Data Visualization: Key actions to help end the HIV epidemic§

Key actions to help end the HIV epidemic*; TEST FOR HIV: HIV tests determine the next prevention step, PrEP or HIV treatment. 86 percent of people with HIV know they have it. TARGET: 95 percent. PREVENT: People without HIV, but at risk for it, can take PrEP as prescribed to prevent getting HIV. 18 percent of those who could benefit from PrEP have a prescription for it. TARGET 50 percent. TREAT: People who know they have HIV should take medicine daily to control the virus. 63 percent have the virus under control. TARGET 95 percent. Note that the 4th pillar of Ending the HIV Epidemic, Respond, is not a part of these Vital Signs data.

SOURCE: MMWR December, 2019

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Key actions to help end the HIV epidemic§

  • TEST FOR HIV
    HIV tests determine the next prevention step, PrEP or HIV treatment.
    86% of people with HIV know they have it.
    TARGET: 95%
  • PREVENT
    People without HIV, but at risk for it, can take PrEP as prescribed to prevent getting HIV.
    18% of those who could benefit from PrEP have a prescription for it.
    TARGET 50%
  • TREAT
    People who know they have HIV should take medicine daily to control the virus.
    63% have the virus under control.
    TARGET 95%

§ Note that the 4th pillar of Ending the HIV Epidemic, Respond, is not a part of these Vital Signs data.


Data Visualization: Too few people have their HIV under control within 6 months of diagnosis

95 percent to 50 percent have HIV under control within 6 months of diagnosis. Incomplete reporting, or laws do not require laboratory results to show the virus is under control.

SOURCE: MMWR December, 2019

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Map infographic:

The figure shows a map of the U.S. with a gradient showing the percentage of people in each state who have their HIV under control within 6 months of diagnosis.

Total 61.5
Data Visualization: Too few people have their HIV under control within 6 months of diagnosis
State
Percentage of People Who Have Their HIV Under Control
Alabama 56.1
Alaska 64.7
Arizona *
Arkansas *
California 60.2
Colorado 65.2
Connecticut 70.2
Delaware 67.5
District of Columbia 57.7
Florida 65
Georgia 57.4
Hawaii 61.5
Idaho *
Illinois 51
Indiana 52.9
Iowa 78.2
Kansas *
Kentucky *
Louisiana 65.2
Maine 80
Maryland 60.3
Massachusetts 72.3
Michigan 70.4
Minnesota 75.1
Mississippi 56
Missouri 62.9
Montana 71
Nebraska 71.6
Nevada *
New Hampshire 76.5
New Jersey *
New Mexico 66.2
New York 70.4
North Carolina 64.5
North Dakota 94.6
Ohio 57.7
Oklahoma 53.5
Oregon 59.1
Pennsylvania *
Rhode Island 83.1
South Carolina 61.6
South Dakota 62.5
Tennessee 51.4
Texas 54.8
Utah 73.5
Vermont *
Virginia 60.5
Washington 75.5
West Virginia 59.2
Wisconsin 68.7
Wyoming 90

*In this state, incomplete reporting, or laws do not require laboratory results reporting to show the virus under control

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Publication date: December 3, 2019

Page last reviewed: December 3, 2019
Content source: Office of the Associate Director for Communication