From 1982 to 2019, the estimated number of new HIV cases per year (incidence) has increased for HIV cases transmitted through male-to-male sexual contact and through heterosexual contact. In comparison, HIV cases transmitted through injection drug use has decreased.
This statistic illustrates the estimated HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission.
HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission
Characteristic
Male-to-male sexual contact
Injection drug use
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use
Heterosexual contact
1982
12,500
4,400
2,400
400
1984-1985
75,800
32,000
11,400
8,000
2019
23,100
2,500
1,400
7,800
020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000
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"HIV incidence estimates for 1981–2006 were derived from the extended BCA applied to HIV surveillance data reported to CDC through June 2007. HIV incidence in 2007 was estimated using the SEA applied to HIV surveillance data reported to CDC through June 2011. HIV incidence estimates during 2008–2019 were derived
from the CD4 model applied to HIV surveillance data reported to CDC through December 2020. Abbreviations: BCA = back-calculation approach; CD4 = CD4+ T-lymphocyte model; SEA = stratified extrapolation approach."
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 4, 2021). HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/
CDC, und MMWR. "HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission." Chart. June 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/
CDC, and MMWR. "Hiv Incidence among Persons Aged 13 Years and over in The United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by Transmission." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/
CDC & MMWR, HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
HIV incidence among persons aged 13 years and over in the United States in 1981, 1984-1985, and 2019, by transmission [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242377/us-hiv-incidence-teens-adults-by-transmission/
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