2.67 –5,044

lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 2019

–5,044 CDC WONDER on-line Database, ICD 10, B20-B24, Human Immunodeficiency virus
US death rate 1.54 per 100,000 pop. (Also known as HIV/AIDS.)

Death Rate (where noted) Death Rate

Alabama 88 1.79
Arizona 68 0.93
Arkansas 61 2.02
California 589 1.49
Colorado 40 0.69
Connecticut 55 1.54
Delaware 17
District of Co. 70 9.92 Highest death rate on CDC Wonder page.
Florida 694 3.23 Second highest death rate.
Georgia 290 2.73 Fourth highest death rate.
Illinois 118 0.93
Indiana 62 0.92
Iowa 19
Kansas 24 0.82
Kentucky 39 0.87
Louisiana 124 2.67 Fifth highest death rate.
Maine 14
Maryland 185 3.06 Third highest death rate.
Massachusetts 60 0.87
Michigan 72 0.72
Minnesota 22 0.39
Mississippi 77 2.59
Missouri 58 0.95
Nebraska 11
Nevada 53 1.72
New Jersey 183 2.06
New Mexico 19
New York 425 2.18
No. Carolina 162 1.54
Ohio 107 0.92
Oklahoma 63 1.59
Oregon 35 0.83
Pennsylvania 110 0.86
So. Carolina 121 2.35
Tennessee 116 1.70
Texas 523 1.80
Virginia 102 1.20
Washington 65 0.85
West Virginia 16 Wisconsin 24 0.41

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 8, 2021 1:10:44 PM