Mortality attributable to HIV infection/AIDS - United States, 1981-1990

Article Abstract:

Statistics are presented concerning the death rate among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and having AIDS during the years 1981 through 1990. In that time, 100,777 deaths from this cause were reported to the Centers for Disease Control by various health departments. Almost one third of these deaths were reported during 1990. AIDS represented the third most common cause of death for men aged 25-44 in 1988; by 1989, it was the second most common cause for this group. Among women the same age, HIV infection/AIDS was the eighth most common cause of death in 1988, and it may become one of the five most common in 1991. Fifty-nine percent of AIDS deaths have occurred among men who have had sex with other men, and 21 percent among intravenous drug users of both sexes (heterosexual men). Death rates per 100,000 people are highest for blacks and Hispanics: 29.3 for non-Hispanic blacks; 22.2 for Hispanics; 8.7 for whites; 2.8 for Asian/Pacific Islanders and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives. The effects of AIDS have not been felt equally throughout the country: in some cities, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City, it is the leading cause of death for young adult men. In New York State and New Jersey, HIV infection/AIDS is the main cause of death among black women aged 15-44. It was also the leading cause of death among Hispanic children between the ages of one and four in New York State in 1988, and the second leading cause of death for black children of the same age. These figures represent minimum estimates of the prevalence of the disease, due to underreporting. As can be imagined, the disease requires more resources to treat it than public hospitals possess, and private insurers paid at least one billion dollars in 1989 for AIDS-related claims. Of the one million people believed to be infected with HIV, between 165,000 and 215,000 will die between 1991 and 1993. These dismal statistics can only be affected by successful strategies to prevent and treat HIV infection. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Statistics, Demographic aspects, AIDS (Disease)

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HIV infection as leading cause of death among young adults in US cities and states

Article Abstract:

HIV infection is the leading cause of death among young adults in many parts of the US. Vital statistics for 1990 from the National Center for Health Statistics were analyzed for causes of death among men and women aged 25 to 44. Nationally, HIV infection was the second leading cause of death among men in this age group and the sixth leading cause among women in this age group. HIV infection was the number one cause of death among men aged 25 to 44 in five states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. It was the second leading cause of death among women in this age group in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. HIV infection was the leading cause of death among young men in 64 cities, ranging from 16% of deaths in Bridgeport, CT to 61% in San Francisco, CA. It was the leading cause of death among young women in nine cities, ranging from 15% of deaths in this age group in Baltimore, MD to 43% in Newark, NJ.

Young adults

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