Table 5_2_1-1

2009 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, 2000 and 2007
		2007		2000
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		14.4	0.1	16.8	0.1
Age^b	13–17	1.2	0.1	0.9	0.1
	18–44	19.9	0.1	24.5	0.1
	45–64	16.2	0.1	16.6	0.2
	65 and over	2.1	0.1	2.0	0.1
Gender^b	Male	21.6	0.1	25.6	0.2
Gender^b	Female	7.5	0.1	8.5	0.1
Race/ethnicity^b	White	6.1	0.1	7.0	0.1
	Black/African American	59.2	0.4	73.0	0.5
	Asian^c	4.3	0.2	3.3	0.2
	NHOPI	22.3	2.6	11.1	2.0
	AI/AN	8.6	0.7	10.6	0.8
	Hispanic/Latino	20.4	0.2	26.4	0.3

^a Includes people in 50 States and Washington, DC. Excludes people from U.S. dependencies, possessions, and associated nations.

^b Excludes people with missing age or gender.

^c Includes Asian and Pacific Islander legacy cases.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDS, and TB Prevention, HIV/AIDS Surveillance System.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 5_2_1-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/5_hiv_aids/T5_2_1-1.html