HIV infections in men decreased by an estimated 12 percent in 2022 compared to 2018, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the largest notable decline observed among the youngest age group. The published in the CDC’s HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report found there was a 12 percent decrease in HIV incidence between 2018 and 2022 among boys and men aged 13 and older. Among those between the ages of 13 and 24, the drop was 30 percent.
No change in HIV incidence was observed among age groups between 25 and 64. Those aged between 25 and 34 accounted for the rate of incidence. Data on incidence rates for those 65 and older was deemed to be not as reliable though rates appeared low.
No age groups saw an increase in infections. Across different ethnic groups, Black people saw the largest decrease of HIV incidence at 18 percent, though this group also accounted for the highest rate of incidence in 2022. No changes were observed among Hispanic/Latino, white and multiracial groups.
Regionally, the South was the sole area of the U.S. that saw a decrease — 16 percent — in incidence rates while all other regions saw no changes.
HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute lamented that while rates of new cases are dropping, they still remain high. The organization noted this current pace keeps the U.S.
from reaching its goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 and called for increased investment into this endeavor. “While we would have liked.
