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Did you know that of the new cases of AIDS reported to CDC in 2000:
- 65% of children
- 63% of women
- 56% of heterosexual transmission (cumulative through 2000)
- 53% of injection drug use (IDU) (cumulative through 2000)
- 47% of total new AIDS cases (see also trend)
After 1995, African-Americans have surpassed White Americans in the number of AIDS cases reported each year. This is the case, for both men and women in year 2000, as shown in Figure 1 below.
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African-Americans have the highest rate of AIDS cases per unit population of a given ethnic group, in all regions of the United States (see figure directly below). While the AIDS deaths were also decreasing among African-Americans (see also gender/race AIDS deaths), especially in the West US, the proportion of African-Americans dying of AIDS has been increasing, also reflected in the percentage deaths. Between 1987 and 1997, the percentage of African-Americans among persons who died from HIV infection increased from 30% to 52%, in contrast the percentage of Whites decreased from 69% to 47%.
The above statitics are staggering considering that African-Americans comprise only 12% of the total US population.
- HIV/AIDS Among African Americans36, En Espanol36, View PDF36
- Black Coalition on AIDS
dedicated to the advocacy, education and harm reduction for the HIV/AIDS disease of African American people. Offers education, housing and volunteer services. - Friends For Friends
dedicated to promoting HIV/AIDS awareness in the African-American community through street-outreach and free HIV risk reduction workshops. - AMASSI Center of Los Angeles - innovative social services center designed to provide for the affirmation, health, wellness and empowerment of people of African descent.
- Trends in the Percentage Distribution of Deaths from HIV Infection, By Race/Ethnicity,
USA,1993-199736 - Trends in the Percentage Distribution of Deaths from HIV Infection, By Race, USA, 1987-199736
- Trends in Annual Rates of Death from Leading Causes of Death Among Black Men 25-44 Years Old, USA, 1982-199836
- Trends in Annual Rates of Death from Leading Causes of Death Among Black Women 25-44 Years Old, USA, 1982-199836
- Adult/Adolescent AIDS Rates per 100,000 Black Population, Reported in 199936
Untitled - AIDS Cases in Adults and Adolescents by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, Reported through 1999 (US)36 (White, Blacks, Hispanics)
- AIDS Cases in Adults and Adolescents, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, Reported in 1999 (US)36
- AIDS Cases Reported in 1999 and Estimated 1999 Population, by Race/Ethnicity (US)36
Untitled - AIDS Cases and Rates in Adult/Adolescent Women, by Race/Ethnicity, Reported in 1999 (US) 36
- Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection, By Sex and Race,
USA, 1987-199736 (graph is in log scale) - Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection By Race/Ethnicity, USA, 1993-199736
- Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection in the West, By Race/Ethnicity, USA, 1993-199736
- Estimated Incidence of AIDS* for Adults/Adolescents, by Race/Ethnicity, 1985-1999 (US)36
- Estimated AIDS Deaths*, of Adults/Adolescents, by Race/Ethnicity, 1985-1999 (US)36
- Estimated AIDS Incidence Among Women for Heterosexual Contact Cases*, by Race/Ethnicity, 1985-1999 (US)36
- Estimated Deaths among Women with AIDS for Heterosexual-Contact Cases*, by Race/Ethnicity, 1985 - 199936
- AIDS Cases in 13- to 19-Year-Olds, by Race/Ethnicity (US)36
- Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection, By Sex and Race,
USA, 1987-199736 - Trends in the Percentage Distribution of Deaths from HIV Infection, By Race, USA, 1987-199736
- Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection By Race/Ethnicity, USA, 1993-199736
- Trends in Age-Adjusted Annual Rates of Death from HIV Infection in the West, By Race/Ethnicity, USA, 1993-199736
- Age-adjusted Mean Rate of Death from HIV Infection during 1993-1997, By Race/Ethnicity and Geographic Region, USA36
- Trends in the Percentage Distribution of Deaths from HIV Infection, By Race/Ethnicity,
USA,1993-199736 - AIDS in Children <13 Years of Age Reported in 1999 and 1999 Population Estimates of Children by Race/Ethnicity (US)36
- AIDS Rates per 100,000 Children <13 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity, Reported in 1999 (US)36
- AIDS Cases in Adult/Adolescent Men, by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, Reported through 1999 (US)36
- AIDS Cases in Adult/Adolescent Women, by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, Reported through 1999 (US)36
- Proportion of AIDS Cases, by Race/Ethnicity and Year of Report, 1985-1999 (US)36
- AIDS Cases in Racial/Ethnic Minorities, January 1986-June 1999 (US)36
Untitled - AIDS in Blacks and Hispanics36
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Notes and Footnotes:
- Unless otherwise noted, the figures with the CDC logo were prepared by the
Untitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention . All others were prepared specifically for theUntitled AIDS Primerwebsite. The original data used for the latter figures were based from year-end annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report prepared by Untitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention . Note that some of the AIDS incidence cases presented in the figures by theUntitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention were based from quarterly reports rather than the year-end annual used in the figures prepared specifically forUntitled AIDS Primer. These account for possible slight discrepancies in the magnitude of the "y-scale" between the figures prepared specifically for Untitled AIDS Primerand those prepared by the Untitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention . However, the overall trend should be the same for both sets of figures.- The annual US population data (July figures, except for 2000) used in the calculations for the figures prepared specifically for
Untitled AIDS Primerwere from the Untitled US Bureau of Census .- Legends: AIDS cases, deaths or people living with HIV/AIDS relative to: "Total" -- total US population; "Afr-Am" - African-Americans, also referred to as "Blacks not Hispanics" by the
Untitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention ; "Asian-Pac" -- Asian-Americans & Pacific Islanders; "Hispanics" -- Hispanics, also referred to as "Hispanics not Blacks" by theUntitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention ; "Nat-Amer" -- equivalent to the "American-Indians and Native Alaskans" category of theUntitled Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention , and "White" -- white Americans who are not Hispanics. - The annual US population data (July figures, except for 2000) used in the calculations for the figures prepared specifically for