Table 5_2_1-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 5_2_1.1
New AIDS cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over,^a United States, 1998 and 2006
Population group		2006	1998
Population group		Rate	Rate
Total		14.9	17.9
Age	13–17	1.0	0.7
	18–44	20.6	26.6
	45–64	16.5	16.4
	65 and over	2.2	1.9
Gender	Male	22.4	27.9
Gender	Female	7.8	8.4
Race/ethnicity	White	6.4	7.7
	Black	60.3	75.8
	Hispanic	20.8	28.7
	Asian	4.4	3.5
	AI/AN	7.8	9.0

^a Data exclude cases from U.S. dependencies, possessions, and independent nations in free association with the U.S.�

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 5_2_1-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/5_hiv_aids/T5_2_1-1.html