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USA - 2012 Statistics
Number of people living with HIV: 920,000 - 1,800,000 | Adult HIV prevalence: 0.4 - 0.9%
There are currently around 1.1 million people living with
HIV in the United States of America (USA), with 16 percent unaware of their infection.
1 2 Since the beginning of the
HIV and
AIDS epidemic, 600,000 people have died of AIDS-related illnesses in the United States of America.
3
Although the USA may be the greatest national funder of the
global HIV epidemic (largely through the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief, or
PEPFAR), it is still facing a major ongoing HIV epidemic itself, with around 50,000 new infections per year.
Stigma and discrimination continue to hamper people's access to
HIV prevention,
testing and
treatment services, fuelling the cycle of new infections.
The USA lacked a comprehensive plan on HIV until 2010 when President Obama created a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. It is structured around three core aims: reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV, and reducing HIV-related disparities and health inequities.
4
[h=2]Who is affected by HIV in the United States of America?[/h]

The NAMES Project AIDS quilt
The HIV epidemic has been more serious among some groups than others. In the 1980s, the most commonly identified
vulnerable groups in the USA were
men who have sex with men,
injecting drug users, haemophiliacs and Haitians. However, the inclusion of Haitians in this group caused a lot of controversy. Find out more on our
History of HIV in the United States of America page.A 2010 study found that wealth also determines vulnerability; HIV prevalence was four times higher among heterosexual people in poor urban neighbourhoods than the national average.
5 Within these high-poverty areas HIV prevalence didn't change depending on race or ethnicity. Rather, higher HIV risk was attributed to high HIV prevalence, limited access to health care and other basic services, and high rates of
substance abuse and
incarceration.
6
It is not solely individual behaviour, but also a person's sexual network which determines an individual's HIV risk in the USA. For example,
African American males are much more likely to be infected because of the high HIV prevalence in this community and a tendency to choose racially similar partners.
The table below compares the percentage of new HIV diagnoses among various ethnic groups to the percentage of the population that each ethnic group represents. There were 42,181 new infections in 2011.
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| RACE | NUMBER OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN 2011 8 | % OF POPULATION 9 |
|---|
| 47.05% | 13.1% | |
| 28.44% | 63% | |
| 20.28% | 16.9% | |
| 1.95% | 5.1% | |
| 1.68% | 2.4% | |
| 0.45% | 1.2% | |
| 0.16% | <1% | |
[TD="class: row_title"]Black/African American[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]White[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]Hispanic/Latino[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]Multiple races[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]American Indian/Alaska Native[/TD]
[TD="class: row_title"]Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander[/TD]
- See more at:
HIV & AIDS in USA | AVERT
USA - 2012 Statistics
Number of people living with HIV: 920,000 - 1,800,000 | Adult HIV prevalence: 0.4 - 0.9%
There are currently around 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States of America (USA), with 16 percent unaware of their infection. 1 2 Since the beginning of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, 600,000 people have died of AIDS-related illnesses in the United States of America. 3
Although the USA may be the greatest national funder of the global HIV epidemic (largely through the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR), it is still facing a major ongoing HIV epidemic itself, with around 50,000 new infections per year. Stigma and discrimination continue to hamper people's access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services, fuelling the cycle of new infections.
The USA lacked a comprehensive plan on HIV until 2010 when President Obama created a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. It is structured around three core aims: reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV, and reducing HIV-related disparities and health inequities. 4
Who is affected by HIV in the United States of America?
The NAMES Project AIDS quilt
The HIV epidemic has been more serious among some groups than others. In the 1980s, the most commonly identified vulnerable groups in the USA were men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, haemophiliacs and Haitians. However, the inclusion of Haitians in this group caused a lot of controversy. Find out more on our History of HIV in the United States of America page.
A 2010 study found that wealth also determines vulnerability; HIV prevalence was four times higher among heterosexual people in poor urban neighbourhoods than the national average. 5 Within these high-poverty areas HIV prevalence didn't change depending on race or ethnicity. Rather, higher HIV risk was attributed to high HIV prevalence, limited access to health care and other basic services, and high rates of substance abuse and incarceration. 6
It is not solely individual behaviour, but also a person's sexual network which determines an individual's HIV risk in the USA. For example, African American males are much more likely to be infected because of the high HIV prevalence in this community and a tendency to choose racially similar partners.
The table below compares the percentage of new HIV diagnoses among various ethnic groups to the percentage of the population that each ethnic group represents. There were 42,181 new infections in 2011. 7
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[TD]
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[TD]
NUMBER OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN 2011 8
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Black/African American
[/TD]
[TD]
47.05%
[/TD]
[TD]
13.1%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
White
[/TD]
[TD]
28.44%
[/TD]
[TD]
63%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Hispanic/Latino
[/TD]
[TD]
20.28%
[/TD]
[TD]
16.9%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Asian
[/TD]
[TD]
1.95%
[/TD]
[TD]
5.1%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Multiple races
[/TD]
[TD]
1.68%
[/TD]
[TD]
2.4%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
American Indian/Alaska Native
[/TD]
[TD]
0.45%
[/TD]
[TD]
1.2%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
[/TD]
[TD]
0.16%
[/TD]
[TD]
<1%
[/TD]
[/TR]
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- See more at: HIV & AIDS in USA | AVERT