3.06 –5,425

lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 2018

–5,425 CDC WONDER on-line Database, ICD 10, B20-B24, Human Immunodeficiency virus
US death rate 1.66 per 100,000 population. (Also known as HIV/AIDS.)

Death Rate (where noted) Death Rate

Alabama 93 1.90
Arizona 80 1.22
Arkansas 38 1.26
California 580 1.47 Second highest loss of life.
Colorado 50 0.88
Connecticut 52 1.46
Delaware 25 2.58
District of Co. 65 9.25 Highest death rate on CDC Wonder page.
Florida 693 3.25 Largest loss of life and fourth highest death rate.
Georgia 320 3.04
Hawaii 11 ?
Illinois 156 1.22
Indiana 79 1.18
Iowa 19 ?
Kansas 22 0.76
Kentucky 54 1.21
Louisiana 159 3.41 Third highest death rate.
Maine 14 ?
Maryland 185 3.06 Fifth highest death rate.
Massachusetts 70 1.01
Michigan 75 0.75
Minnesota 29 0.52
Mississippi 124 4.15 Second highest death rate.
Missouri 71 1.16
Nebraska 16 ?
Nevada 65 2.14
New Jersey 184 2.07
New Mexico 31 1.48
New York 436 2.23 Fourth highest loss of life
No. Carolina 188 1.81
Ohio 126 1.08
Oklahoma 61 1.55
Oregon 30 0.72
Pennsylvania 121 0.94
Rhode Island 12 ?
So. Carolina 124 2.44 Virginia 123 1.44
Tennessee 118 1.74 Washington 74 0.98
Texas 570 1.99 Third highest loss of life. West Virginia 11 ?
Utah 17 ? Wisconsin 30 0.52

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 9, 2021 8:13:05 PM