3.2–5,698

lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 2017

–5,698 CDC WONDER on-line Database, ICD 10, B20-B24, Human Immunodeficiency virus
US death rate 1.75 per 100,000 population. (Also known as HIV/AIDS.)

Death Rate (where noted) Death Rate

Alabama 95 1.95 Highlighted in yellow when death rate above national average.
Arizona 90 1.28
Arkansas 45 1.50
California 635 1.61
Colorado 55 0.98
Connecticut 52 1.45
Delaware 16 ?
District of Co. 68 9.80 Highest death rate on CDC Wonder page.
Florida 754 3.59 Third highest death rate.
Georgia 337 3.23
Hawaii 12 ?
Illinois 140 1.09
Indiana 75 1.12
Iowa 18 ?
Kansas 24 0.82
Kentucky 51 1.14
Louisiana 164 3.50
Maryland 199 3.29
Massachusetts 78 1.14
Michigan 84 0.84
Minnesota 37 0.66
Mississippi 112 3.75 Second highest death rate
Missouri 71 1.16
Nebraska 10 ?
Nevada 58 1.93
New Jersey 196 2.18
New Mexico 13
New York 461 2.32
No. Carolina 210 2.04
Ohio 128 1.10
Oklahoma 44 1.12
Oregon 42 1.01
Pennsylvania 154 1.20
So. Carolina 151 3.01
Tennessee 139 2.07
Texas 622 2.20
Virginia 106 1.25
Washington 52 0.70
Wisconsin 24 0.41

Blanchard note: States not listed, such as Maine, indicate that deaths, if any, were below 10.

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, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2019 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2020. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Aug 12, 2021 5:54:36 PM