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HIV surveillance data for 2015 (Updated January 2017)
HIV surveillance information for Connecticut has been updated to December 31, 2015 using data reported through December 2016 and is now available and accessible through the link to the HIV Surveillance Program home page.
2016 HIV surveillance information will not be released until January 2018 to allow for more complete reporting of cases diagnosed in 2016, de-duplication with other states, and complete reporting of deaths.
In keeping with the way CDC is now displaying HIV and AIDS surveillance data, most Connecticut tables and graphs combine HIV and AIDS into “HIV disease” or simply, “HIV.” The initial year of diagnosis indicates the year first diagnosed with HIV infection regardless of HIV or AIDS status at the time of the diagnosis.
For 2017, the following have been added:
- People living with HIV based on of current residence map
- Trends in perinatal exposure table
- A molecular HIV surveillance report
HIV surveillance highlights
- In 2015, 277 HIV disease cases were diagnosed
- Of these, 84 (30%) had AIDS within a year their diagnosis
- The demographic distribution of 2015 diagnosed cases:
- 76% male
- 24% female
- 32% white
- 36% black
- 29% Hispanic
- 48% men who have sex with men (MSM)
- 4% injection drug users (IDU)
- 4% MSM/IDU
- 32% heterosexual
- 12% other or unknown risk
- In 2015, 10,818 people were living with HIV disease in Connecticut
- 67% male
- 33% female
- 32% white
- 33% black
- 33% Hispanic
- 7% <30 years of age
- 12% 30 - 39
- 24% 40 - 49
- 57% 50+
- 28% MSM
- 30% IDU
- 2% MSM/IDU
- 27% Heterosexual
- 2% perinatal
- 11% other or unknown risk
Connecticut articles:
Connecticut's Progress in Meeting National HIV/AIDS Strategy Goals
September 2011 – HIV in Connecticut – 30 years later
September 2008 – Connecticut HIV incidence estimates; Viral load reporting update
December 2001 - 20th Anniversary of AIDS in Connecticut, 1981-2001
1999 – HIV infection in Connecticut