New York City HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report by Demographics and Borough

HIV/AIDS surveillance data for adults ages 18 and older, reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's HIV Epidemiology Program. The dataset includes annual counts and rates for diagnoses, deaths, and care linkage metrics, with data reported through March 31, 2022. It is published by the City of New York via its open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in HIV diagnosis rates across Race, Gender, Age, and Borough using the HIV diagnosis rate and AIDS diagnosis rate columns.
• Model factors influencing % viral suppression and % linked to care within 3 months based on demographic features like UHF and Age.
• Track temporal trends in HIV-related death rate and Non-HIV-related death rate by Year for specific demographic groups.
• Assess geographic burden of disease by comparing PLWDHI prevalence and HIV diagnoses across different UHF neighborhoods.
• Investigate the relationship between Concurrent diagnoses and subsequent care linkage or mortality outcomes.

Strengths

• Includes 18 distinct columns covering diagnoses, deaths, prevalence, and care linkage metrics.
• Provides demographic and geographic breakdowns via columns for Gender, Race, Age, Borough, and UHF.
• Data is reported through a structured public health surveillance program and updated annually.

Limitations

• Data is restricted to adults ages 18 and older, excluding pediatric cases.
• Borough and UHF totals do not sum consistently due to cases with unknown geographic assignment, complicating aggregate analysis.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power for subgroup analyses.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) HIV Epidemiology Program.

Collection Method

Data reported to the public health surveillance program, compiled in the HIV Surveillance Annual Report.

Time Range

Annual data; specific year range is not provided in the description.

Freshness

Data reported through March 31, 2022; dataset last updated on the portal in June 2025.

Geography

New York City, with breakdowns by Borough and United Hospital Fund (UHF) neighborhood.