3.1–6,160

lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 2016

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

–6,160 Death rate per 100,000, 1.9 CDC. CDC WONDER on-line Database, ICD 10, B20-B24.

Death Rate Death Rate
Alabama 106 2.2 above average Montana no report
Alaska no report (thus under 10) Nebraska 17 0.9
Arizona 97 1.4 Nevada 68 2.3 above average
Arkansas 48 1.6 New Hampshire no report
California 734 1.9 New Jersey 236 2.6 above average
Colorado 45 0.8 New Mexico 18 0.9
Connecticut 61 1.7 New York 560 2.8 above average
Delaware 17 1.8
District of Co. 82 12.0 above average North Carolina 209 2.1 above average
Florida 865 4.2 above average North Dakota no report
Georgia 348 3.4 above average Ohio 120 1.0
Hawaii 14 1.0 Oklahoma 54 1.4
Idaho no report Oregon 38 0.9
Illinois 172 1.3 Pennsylvania 170 1.3
Indiana 95 1.4 Rhode Island 13 1.2
Iowa 14 1.0 South Carolina 152 3.1 above average
Kansas 16 0.6 South Dakota no report (thus under 10)
Kentucky 48 1.1 Tennessee 112 1.7
Louisiana 182 3.9 above average Texas 625 2.2 above average
Maine no report Utah 19 1.4
Maryland 190 3.2 above average Vermont no report
Massachusetts 75 1.1 Virginia 120 1.4
Michigan 93 0.9 Washington 60 0.8
Minnesota 35 0.6 West Virginia 15 0.8
Mississippi 77 2.6 above average Wisconsin 30 0.5
Missouri 65 1.1 Wyoming no report

Narrative Information

CDC: “HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS if not treated. Unlike some other viruses, the human body can’t get rid of HIV completely, even with treatment. So once you get HIV, you have it for life. HIV attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 cells (T cells), which help the immune system fight off infections. Untreated, HIV reduces the number of CD4 cells (T cells) in the body, making the person more likely to get other infections or infection-related cancers. Over time, HIV can destroy so many of these cells that the body can’t fight off infections and disease. These opportunistic infections or cancers take advantage of a very weak immune system and signal that the person has AIDS, the last stage of HIV infection.

“No effective cure currently exists, but with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled. The medicine used to treat HIV is called antiretroviral therapy or ART. If people with HIV take ART as prescribed, their viral load (amount of HIV in their blood) can become undetectable. If it stays undetectable, they can live long, healthy lives and have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to an HIV-negative partner through sex. Before the introduction of ART in the mid-1990s, people with HIV could progress to AIDS in just a few years. Today, someone diagnosed with HIV and treated before the disease is far advanced can live nearly as long as someone who does not have HIV.” (CDC. About HIC/AIDS. 12-2-2019.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About HIC/AIDS. 12-2-2019. Accessed 3-31-2020 at: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER on-line Database, Compressed Mortality File 1999-2016. ICD-10 Code B20-B24 (Human immunodeficiency virus infection) 2016. Accessed 4-14-2020 at: https://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html