Facts & Figures
Annual
Reports
The annual North Carolina HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Surveillance Reports
contain detailed case statistics and tables about syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV/AIDS,
viral hepatitis B and C for the last full 5-year period. It includes breakdowns of reports by
sex, age group, race, and ethnicity for each year with accompanying disease incidence rates.
Most Recent Annual Reports
Special Note: 2022 HIV, STD, and Hepatitis B/C annual data are now available.
2023 HIV Surveillance Annual Reports
2023 STD Surveillance Annual Reports
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Key Points from the North Carolina 2023 Annual Reports
HIV
- As of December 31, 2023, the number of people diagnosed and living with HIV who
reside in North Carolina (including those initially diagnosed in another state)
was 37,490.
- In 2023, 1,410 people were newly diagnosed with HIV population, a rate of 15.5
per 100,000 adult and adolescent population (13 and older).
- The number of people newly categorized as having Stage 3 HIV (AIDS) increased in
2023 (636), similar to 2022 but increased compared to the previous five years
(2021: 511). This may be due to diagnoses delayed by the pandemic shutdown.
- There were 2 perinatal (mother-to-child) HIV transmissions documented in 2023.
- People aged 20 to 34 years old had the highest rates of newly diagnosed HIV in
2023 and comprised 56% (N=789) of the newly diagnosed population.
- Among race/ethnicity groups, Black/African Americans represented a majority
(52.3%) of all adult/adolescents newly diagnosed with HIV in 2023, with a rate
of 39.0 per 100,000 adult/adolescent population.
- Rates among Black/African men have decreased, from 74.8 per 100,000 in 2019 to
65.5 per 100,000 in 2023. Rates among Black/African women are stable.
- The rate of newly diagnosed HIV increased among Hispanic/Latinx people (29.7 per
100,000 in 2023 compared to 25.6 in 2022).
STD
- Chlamydia case numbers have remained steady since 2020; cases have not rebounded
to pre-pandemic levels, possibly due to decreased testing. In 2023, there were
65,906 cases (rate of 616 cases per 100,000 population).
- Approximately 80% of chlamydia cases in 2023 were among persons aged 15-29
years.
- The rate of gonorrhea was similar in 2023 to 2022; there were 26,382 gonorrhea
cases in 2023 (rate of 246.6 cases per 100,000 population).
- Black/African American persons were more affected by gonorrhea, with 64% of
gonorrhea cases in 2023 (16,852 cases; rate of 709 cases per 100,000
population); Black/African American persons had 10 times the rate of White
persons (rate of 69.7 cases per 100,000 population).
- Early syphilis cases are more frequent among men, but declined in 2023 (2,848
cases in 2023, rate of 54 per 100,000), while early syphilis among women
increased slightly in 2023 (934 cases in 2023, rate of 17 per 100,000). Early
syphilis cases had increased steadily between 2012 and 2022, but have decreased
slightly in 2023 driven by a decrease among men.
- Along with the continued increase of syphilis in women, congenital syphilis is
increasing. There were 72 congenital syphilis cases in 2022, including 10
stillbirths or neonatal deaths attributable to congenital syphilis; cases
increased 278% compared to 2018.
Previous Annual Reports (Last Four Years*)
- 2022 HIV Surveillance
Annual Report Summary (PDF, 854 KB)
- 2022 HIV
Surveillance Annual Report Data Tables (Excel, 166 KB)
- 2022 STD Surveillance
Annual Report Summary (PDF, 1.13 MB)
- 2022 STD
Surveillance Annual Report Data Tables (Excel, 152 KB)
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2022 Hepatitis B/C Surveillance Annual Report Summary
(PDF, 1.3 MB)
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2022 Hepatitis B/C Surveillance Annual Report Data Tables
(XLSX, 163 KB)
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2021 North Carolina Hepatitis B/C
Surveillance Report
(PDF, 2.5 MB)
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2021 North Carolina HIV Surveillance
Report
(PDF, 2.8 MB)
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2021 North Carolina STD
Surveillance Report
(PDF, 2.1 MB)
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2020 North Carolina Hepatitis
B/C Surveillance Report
(PDF, 2.1 MB)
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2020 North Carolina HIV
Surveillance Report
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
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2020 North Carolina STD
Surveillance Report
(PDF, 1.8 MB)
- 2019 HIV Annual Report (PDF, 2 MB)
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2019 Sexually Transmitted Disease Annual Report (PDF, 2
MB)
- 2019 Hepatitis B and C Annual Report (PDF, 2 MB)
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2019 North Carolina
Sociodemographic Characteristics
(PDF, 732 KB)
*See Archives for earlier versions of the Annual Reports.