“The nation’s new high-impact approach to HIV prevention is working. We have the tools, and we are using them to bring us closer to a future free of HIV,” said Jonathan Mermin, MD, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. “These data reflect the success of collective prevention and treatment efforts at national, state and local levels. We must ensure the interventions that work reach those who need them most.”
Here are six new statistics on HIV rates from the CDC.
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1. The number of new infections among intravenous drug users dropped 56 percent from 3,900 in 2008 to 1,700 in 2014.
2. New infections among heterosexuals decreased by 36 percent from 13,400 to 8,600 in the same time period.
3. Among gay and bisexual men between 13 and 24 years of age, new infections dropped 18 percent from 9,400 in 2008 to 7,700 in 2014.
4. White gay and bisexual males also saw an 18 percent decline over the six-year period with new infections for this population decreasing from 9,000 in 2008 to 7,400 in 2014.
5. While the rate of new HIV infections declined overall, rates for some demographics rose in the six-year time period. Among gay and bisexual men aged 25 to 34 years, the number of new infections increased by 35 percent from 7,200 in 2008 to 9,700 in 2014.
6. The number of infections also increased for Latino gay and bisexual men. This population saw a 20 percent increase in infections with 6,100 in 2008 to 7,300 in 2014.
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