Even if gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent approximately only 2 percent of the United States population, they are the population with the most number of HIV cases and HIV carriers as well.
In 2010, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that young gay and bisexual men (aged 13-24 years) accounted for 72 percent of new HIV infections among all persons aged 13 to 24, and 30 percent of new infections among all gay and bisexual men.
At the end of 2011, an estimated 500,022 (57 percent) persons living with an HIV diagnosis in the United States were gay and bisexual men, or gay and bisexual men who also inject drugs.
New HIV Infections
In 2010, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that young gay and bisexual men (aged 13-24 years) accounted for 72 percent of new HIV infections among all persons aged 13 to 24, and 30 percent of new infections among all gay and bisexual men.
At the end of 2011, an estimated 500,022 (57 percent) persons living with an HIV diagnosis in the United States were gay and bisexual men, or gay and bisexual men who also inject drugs.
New HIV Infections
- In 2010, gay and bisexual men accounted for 63 percent of estimated new HIV infections in the United States and 78 percent of infections among all newly infected men.
- From 2008 to 2010, new HIV infections increased 22 percent among young (aged 13-24) gay and bisexual men and 12 percent among gay and bisexual men overall.
- Among all gay and bisexual men, white gay and bisexual men accounted for 11,200 (38 percent) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among white gay and bisexual men (3,300; 29 percent) occurred in those aged 25 to 34.
- Among all gay and bisexual men, black/African American gay and bisexual men accounted for 10,600 (36 percent) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among black/African American gay and bisexual men (4,800; 45 percent) occurred in those aged 13 to 24.
- From 2008 to 2010 new infections increased 20 percent among young black/African American gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24.
- Among all gay and bisexual men, Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men accounted for 6,700 (22 percent) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men (3,300; 39 percent) occurred in those aged 25 to 34.
- In 2013, in the United States, gay and bisexual men accounted for 81 percent (30,689) of the 37,887 estimated HIV diagnoses among all males aged 13 years and older and 65 percent of the 47,352 estimated diagnoses among all persons receiving an HIV diagnosis that year.
- In 2013, gay and bisexual men accounted for 55 percent of the estimated number of persons diagnosed with AIDS among all adults and adolescents in the United States. Of the estimated 14,611 gay and bisexual men diagnosed with AIDS, 40 percent were blacks/African Americans; 32 percent were whites; and 23 percent were Hispanics/Latinos.
- By the end of 2011, an estimated 311,087 gay and bisexual men with AIDS had died in the United States since the beginning of the epidemic, representing 47 percent of all deaths of persons with AIDS.
- In 2011, CDC data showed that 80.6 percent of MSM with diagnosed HIV infection were linked to care, 57.5 percent were retained in care, 52.9 percent were prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 44.6 percent had achieved viral suppression.