HIV and Perinatal Transmission: The Numbers

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Most people with HIV who give birth in the US do not transmit HIV to their babies. We don’t know exactly how many people with HIV give birth annually in the United States. Data suggest that the number is less than 5,000.

Of the 36,801 new HIV diagnoses in the US and dependent areas in 2019, less than 1% were due to perinatal transmission.

*Includes HIV diagnoses attributed to perinatal transmission among adults, adolescents, and children.

New Perinatal HIV Diagnoses in the US and Dependent Areas by Race and Ethnicity, 2019*†
New perinatal HIV diagnoses disproportionately affect certain racial and ethnic groups.
This chart shows the percentages of new perinatal HIV diagnoses by racial and ethnic group.

* In 2019, there were no cases of perinatal HIV among Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people.
† Includes HIV diagnoses attributed to perinatal transmission among adults, adolescents, and children. Data have been statistically adjusted to account for missing transmission category.
‡ Black refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African American is a term often used for people of African descent with ancestry in North America.
** Hispanic/Latino people can be of any race.

Source: CDC. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Report 2021;32.

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Trends in New Perinatal HIV Diagnoses in the US and Dependent Areas, 2015-2019*
Perinatal HIV diagnoses decreased 41 percent from 2015 to 2019.
This chart shows trends in the number of new perinatal HIV diagnoses.

*Includes HIV diagnoses attributed to perinatal transmission among adults, adolescents, and children.

Source: CDC. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Report 2021;32.

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Of the 1,061,482 people with diagnosed HIV at the end of 2019, 1% were among people with diagnosed perinatal HIV.
Total Number of People with Diagnosed Perinatal HIV in the US and Dependent Areas by Race and Ethnicity, 2019*
Perinatal HIV disproportionately affects certain racial and ethnic groups.
This chart shows the total number of people with diagnosed perinatal HIV among different racial and ethnic groups.

*Includes adults, adolescents, and children under the age of 13.
†Black refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African American is a term often used for people of African descent with ancestry in North America.
‡Hispanic/Latino people can be of any race.

Source: CDC. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Report 2021;32.

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