1 in 10 Black teenage girls tested HIV-positive in D.C.

Washington, D.C., has one of the highest AIDS rates in the country; yet, fewer of those who are infected are seeking treatment, according to the advocacy group Metro TeenAIDS. Nationally, young African Americans were disproportionately affected by HIV infection, accounting for 55% of all HIV infections reported among persons ages 13-24 in 2004, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, more infections occurred in 2006 among people under age 30 than any other group, the CDC reports.

New HIV        Estimated
Infections   total: 54,300
in 2006

Age 13-29         34%
Age 30-39         31%
Age 40-49         25%
Age 50+           10%

SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION FACT SHEET, AUGUST 2008

Note: Table made from bar graph.