HIV rates decline in U.S., data show, but disparities persist
The newest accounting of HIV incidence in the United States is a mixed bag. Overall estimated new infections dropped 12% in 2021 compared to 2017, according to new data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the American South — which has had a longtime HIV problem compared with other areas across the U.S. — was the only region to show a “statistically significant decline.”
And while young gay and bisexual men drove the decline among 13- to 24-year-olds, the drop was uneven across race and gender, reflecting familiar disparities among Black and Latino boys and men.
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