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Local Data: Rhode Island

In 2019, there were 2,653 people living with HIV in Rhode Island.
In 2019, 72 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 2,653

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 290

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

73.2% 26.8%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

23.2% 28.5% 43.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.6% 10.8% 16.1% 29.1% 41.3%
  • 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, 2019

500 400 300 200 100 0 290 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 72

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 8

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2019

86.1% 13.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

22.2% 22.2% 48.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2019

20.8% 34.7% 13.9% 12.5% 18.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 100 200 123 118 115 98 79 76 89 64 71 85 75 72

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2019

20 16 12 8 4 0 8 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 1,469

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 160

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

93.8% 6.2%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

6.3% 14.4% 75.8%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

15.6% 39.1% 21.0% 13.2% 11.1%
  • 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 0 750 1,500 46 76 140 254 412 607 819 1,027 1,116 1,469

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 2019. 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 20.40

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 22.23 Female: 9.10

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 5.81 Hispanic/Latinx: 13.25 White: 31.83

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 15.27 Aged 25-34: 22.96 Aged 35-44: 30.90 Aged 45-54: 21.56 Aged 55+: 12.54

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 15.00 30.00 0.58 1.00 1.57 3.97 5.80 7.14 10.92 14.26 15.50 20.40

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019

Late Diagnoses and Linked to Care are among people newly diagnosed with HIV and Receipt of Care and Viral Suppression are among all people living with HIV.

100 80 60 40 20 19.4% Late Diagnoses 90.3% Linked to Care 85.4% Receipt of Care 79.2% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

Late HIV Diagnoses

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

Number of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 14

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 19.4%

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with an HIV health care provider within one month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 65

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 90.3%

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of HIV care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who received medical care for HIV and had at least one CD4 count or HIV viral load test in that year.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 2,206

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 85.4%

Viral Suppression

Viral suppression is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who had suppressed HIV viral load (<200 copies/mL).

Number of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 2,047

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 79.2%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 40

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 4

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2019

80.0% 20.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

15.0% 32.5% 45.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.5% 7.5% 7.5% 82.5%
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 1,059,361

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.4%)
  • Asian (3.6%)
  • Black (6.1%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (16.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (71.4%)
  • Multiple Race (2.1%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 18.9 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 7.2 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2019

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

State

80.6% 19.4%

Region

78.0% 22.0%

United States

79.6% 20.4%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (12.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.3%)
  • Other* (1.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (28.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (67.1%)
  • Other* (4.2%)

*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, 2019

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (22.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (22.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (27.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (27.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (20.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (80.0%)

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

HIV Mortality Rates, 2017-2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
8.8 7.2 5.6 4 2.4 0.8 3.7 7.7 6.0 2017 4.5 7.2 5.9 2018 4.4 7.2 5.6 2019 Age-adjusted rates of Death due to HIV per 100,000 population, 2017-2019

HIV Testing, 2019

These data represent 2018 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?"

70 56 42 28 14 0 42.9% Overall Men 41.0% Women 44.7% By Sex 18-24 28.2% 25-34 59.7% 35-44 60.8% 45-54 52.6% 55-64 41.9% 65+ 18.3% By Age White 34.0% Black 62.6% Hispanic/ Latinx 48.3% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 46.4% Multiple Race 47.8% Other 48.3% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
89.3% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.463 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

11.6% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$70,383 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

5.0% 6.5% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.6% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

9.1% 9.6% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

14.2% 15.6% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019

Medicaid Expansion, 2020

Not Adopted Adopted but Not Implemented Adopted and Implemented

Status of state action on the Medicaid expansion decision as of October 8, 2021.

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2019

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $6,814,942

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $1,133,603

Total Funding, FY 2019 $7,948,545

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

600 480 360 240 120 0 540.8 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 143.4 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 9.6 9.9 11.9 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Criminalization, 2020

States with HIV-Specific Criminal Laws/Statutes

State has HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentence enhancements applicable to people living with HIV.

States That Have Prosecuted PLWH

State has prosecuted people living with HIV under non-HIV-specific, general criminal laws.

Status of state criminalization laws are as of July 28, 2020. Source: CHLP.

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