HIV diagnoses refers to the number of people who have received an HIV diagnosis during a year, regardless of when they acquired HIV. In 2019, the largest percentages of HIV infections were attributed to male-to-male sexual contact (66% overall and 81% among males.) CDC, 2019 National HIV Surveillance System Reports, May 27, 2021įor more details on recent HIV incidence statistics, see Estimated HIV Incidence and Prevalence in the United States, 2015-2019. In 2019, the rate for males (21.0) was 5 times the rate for females (4.5).īy HIV transmission category, the annual number of HIV infections in 2019, compared with 2015, decreased among males with transmission attributed to male-to-male sexual contact, but remained stable among all other transmission categories. In 2019, the highest rate was for Blacks/African American persons (42.1), followed by Hispanic/Latino persons (21.7) and persons of multiple races (18.4).īy sex at birth, the annual number of new HIV infections in 2019, as compared to 2015, decreased among males, but remained stable among females. In 2019, the rate was highest for persons aged 25-34 (30.1), followed by the rate for persons aged 35-44 (16.5).īy race/ethnicity, the annual number of HIV infections in 2019, compared with 2015, decreased among persons of multiple races, but remained stable for persons of all other races/ethnicities. was 34,800 and the rate was 12.6 (per 100,000 people).īy age group, the annual number of HIV infections in 2019, compared with 2015, decreased among persons aged 13–24 and persons aged 45-54, but remained stable among all other age groups. In 2019, the estimated number of HIV infections in the U.S. HIV incidence declined 8% from 2015 to 2019.
From 2015 to 2019, new infections among young gay and bisexual men (ages 13-24) dropped 33% overall, with declines in young men of all races, but African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos continue to be severely and disproportionately affected. Much of this progress was due to larger declines among young gay and bisexual men in recent years. CDC estimates show new HIV infections declined 8% from 37,800 in 2015 to 34,800 in 2019, after a period of general stability. Further, CDC estimates of annual HIV infections in the United States show hopeful signs of progress in recent years. have been reduced by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s. (Some people may have HIV for some time but not know it, so the year they are diagnosed may not be the same as the year they acquired HIV.)Īccording to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 34,800 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2019. HIV incidence refers to the estimated number of new HIV infections during specified period of time (such as a year), which is different from the number of people diagnosed with HIV during a given year. The highest rates of new diagnoses continue to occur in the South.