HIV, AIDS and Black America: By the Numbers
How the diseases impact African-Americans.
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The State of the Nation - BET.com takes a look at the recent findings from the Black AIDS Institute’s report on how HIV and AIDS have impacted the African-American community. —Britt Middleton (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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More Work to Do - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nearly 1.2 million people were living with HIV in December 2008, including 1 in 5 who had yet to be diagnosed. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Amy Peterson)
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Great Disparities - Black people represent less than 13 percent of the U.S. population, but in 2008, African-Americans made up 46 percent of all people living with HIV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Knowing Your Status - About 540,000 African-Americans are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in the U.S. An estimated 116,750 don't know they are infected. AIDS.gov is one resource you can use in finding an HIV testing site near you. Knowing your status can reduce the spread of the disease. (Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
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Racial Challenges - BAI reported that between 2001-2005 only 80 percent of Blacks living with AIDS were alive 36 months after their diagnosis, this is compared to 84 percent of whites and 88 percent of Asians. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Grim Statistics - In 2009, Black men were 6.5 times more likely to become infected with HIV than white men. That same year, Black women were more than 15 times more likely than white women to be newly infected. (Photo: Andersen Ross/Getty Images)
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Infections Among Same-Sex Partners - Male-to-male sexual contact accounted for 74.2 percent of new infections in the U.S. in 2009, the BAI reported. Black men represented 42 percent of all new infections in 2009 among men who have sex with men. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Young Men Infected - Among men who had sex with men, HIV infections are increasing most among ages 13-29, with Black men being at the greatest risk. New infections among young men who had sex with men increased by about 21 percent from 2006 to 2009. HIV infections increased by 48 percent among young Black men during that period. (Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
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HIV and Black Women - Heterosexual exposure is the primary source of new infections among Black women. Among women, Blacks are more than 15 times more likely than whites to become infected with HIV. "In 2009, Black women represented 57 percent of all new HIV infections among women, compared to 21 percent for whites and 16 percent for Latinas," the BAI reports. (Photo: Chicago Tribune/MCT /Landov)
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The Next Generation - While the spread of mother-to-child HIV transmission has declined in the U.S. since 1994, Black newborn babies continue to be disproportionately infected. In 2009, Black children accounted for nearly 80 percent of new HIV infections in children. (Photo: Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)