Table 5_2_1-2a

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_1.2a
New AIDS cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2007
				Non-Hispanic
		Total^c		White		Black		Asian^d		NHOPI		AI/AN		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		14.4	0.1	6.1	0.1	59.2	0.4	4.3	0.2	22.3	2.6	8.6	0.7	20.4	0.2
Age^b	13–17	1.2	0.1	DSU	DSU	5.0	0.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18–44	19.9	0.1	8.9	0.1	71.9	0.7	5.9	0.3	DSU	DSU	11.3	1.1	24.2	0.3
	45–64	16.2	0.1	7.0	0.1	75.6	1.0	4.1	0.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	24.7	0.6
	65 and over	2.1	0.1	0.7	0.0	12.6	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	5.9	0.5
Gender^b	Male	21.6	0.1	10.6	0.1	81.3	0.8	7.3	0.4	37.5	4.7	12.5	1.2	31.0	0.4
Gender^b	Female	7.5	0.1	1.8	0.0	39.8	0.5	1.6	0.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	8.9	0.2

^a Includes persons 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 people with unknown race or multiple races.

^d Includes Asian and Pacific Islander legacy cases.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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_1-2a: 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_1-2a.html