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Local Data: Puerto Rico

In 2020, there were 15,788 people living with HIV in Puerto Rico.
In 2020, 286 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

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HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 15,788

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 564

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

70.9% 29.1%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

0.1% 99.5% 0.3%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.5% 9.3% 15.0% 25.4% 48.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

600 480 360 240 120 0 564 State 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 286

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 10

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2020

85.7% 14.3%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

100.0%
  • Hispanic/Latinx

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2020

17.8% 26.9% 21.3% 16.8% 17.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 200 600 1,000 922 838 784 733 728 646 618 564 532 447 431 391 286

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

20 16 12 8 4 0 10 State 11 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 343

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 12

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

92.1% 7.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021^

100.0%
  • Hispanic/Latinx

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

7.0% 27.7% 29.4% 21.6% 12.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2021

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 200 400 55 73 65 52 90 127 173 227 257 343

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2021 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2021 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2020. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2021 1.20

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 1.29 Female: 0.66

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021^ Hispanic/Latinx: 1.20

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 0.47 Aged 25-34: 1.23 Aged 35-44: 1.66 Aged 45-54: 1.54 Aged 55+: 0.86

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 1.00 2.00 0.08 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.17 0.28 0.40 0.58 0.90 1.20

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2020 323

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 12

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2020

75.9% 24.1%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

99.7% 0.3%
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.9% 14.6% 22.0% 61.6%
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (27.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (20.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (44.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.5%)
  • Other* (1.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (78.3%)
  • Other* (2.4%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (7.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (15.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (74.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (4.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (95.1%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

HIV Mortality Rates, 2018-2020

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
7 5.6 4.2 2.8 1.4 0 5.9 2018 5.9 2019 6.5 2020 Mortality Rates of Persons Diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018-2020

HIV Testing, 2020

These data represent 2020 weighted estimates of HIV testing prevalence by selected demographic characteristics, based on responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey question, "Have you ever been tested for HIV?"

80 64 48 32 16 0 54.9% Overall Men 49.8% Women 59.4% By Sex 18-24 47.2% 25-34 71.8% 35-44 74.8% 45-54 65.6% 55-64 48.8% 65+ 28.9% By Age Hispanic/ Latinx 54.8% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • State
  • United States
77.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.545 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

10.4%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2020

8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

10.7%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2020

14.3% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

500 400 300 200 100 0 125.1 481.3 Chlamydia 12.2 206.5 Gonnorhea 8.6 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • State
  • United States

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2018

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, FY 2018 $1,041,478

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2018 $62,646,965

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2018 $8,269,740

Total Funding, FY 2018 $71,958,183

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