Death rate among HIV-infected males by transmission U.S. 2017

In 2017, the death rate for U.S. males aged 13 years and older who contracted HIV through injection drug use was around 23 deaths per 1,000 HIV-infected males. This statistic illustrates the death rate among males infected with HIV aged 13 years and older in the United States in 2017 by transmission.

Death rate among males infected with HIV aged 13 years and older in the United States in 2017, by transmission (per 1,000 HIV-infected persons)*

Characteristic	Death rate per 1,000 HIV-infected males
Male-to-male sexual contact	11.4
Injection drug use	22.7
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	19.1
Heterosexual contact**	16.1
Other***	19

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

12,360 respondents

Age group

13 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Data presented are based on sex at birth and include transgender persons.
** Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
*** Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal, and risk factor not reported or not identified.

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