>Among men who have sex with men, the lifetime risk of HIV infection is 1 in 6. But the risk varies by race. For black men who have sex with men, the lifetime risk is 1 in 2, for Latinos 1 in 4, and for whites 1 in 11.
>Overall, the lifetime risk of an HIV infection has dropped among all Americans. Today, it is 1 in 99. About a decade ago, the risk was 1 in 78. But, Hess said, “There are vast disparities that still exist.”
>Among people who inject drugs, the risk is 1 in 23 for women and 1 in 36 for men. Women are more vulnerable because they may also be exposed through sex, and some studies have shown that when people share needles, “men go first,” said Dr. Susan P. Buchbinder, professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco.
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But of course, we already knew this.
>According to the CDC website, by the end of 2014, 42% (504,354) of those ever diagnosed with AIDS were African Americans.
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