The latest news about HIV infection rates in the US is both good and bad
data from the CDC. The number of new cases was down 12% in 2022 compared to 2018.Among the groups showing the biggest drop was the youngest age group monitored (13-24 year olds).
This category saw a 30% dropThere was also a significant drop amongst Black men, of 18%, and across the southern states generally, of 16%.
It’s previously been noted that HIV disproportionately impacts Black communities and that there are more diagnoses each year in the southern US than in other areas.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Less encouraging, those aged 25-65 showed no drop in new cases, and other parts of the US showed no decrease.
However, because HIV remains such an issue in the South, its decrease brings the averages down across the US.Looking deeper at the figures for gay and bisexual men only, in 2022, 39% of new cases were among Hispanic and Latino men.
