MMWR: Estimated Lifetime Risk for Diagnosis of HIV Infection Among Hispanics/Latinos — 37 States and Puerto Rico, 2007

This report calculates the estimated lifetime risk (ELR) and age-conditional risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos in 37 states and Puerto Rico. The CDC analyzed HIV surveillance data, vital statistics data on general and HIV-specific mortality, and US Census data from 2007. Results indicate that an estimated 1.92 percent (one in 52) Hispanics/Latinos would be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetimes, compared with an ELR of .59 percent (one in 170) for whites, and 4.65 percent (one in 22) for blacks/African Americans. Hispanics/Latinos aged 35 years had the greatest risk for HIV diagnosis during the next 10 years. The next greatest risks were among HIV-uninfected males at age 30 years and HIV-uninfected females at age 40 years. Findings show the disproportionate ELR for diagnosis of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos, compared with whites.