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Deaths from HIV/AIDS

Deaths from HIV/AIDS: 15,245 deaths in 2000 (NIAID); 14,802 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for HIV/AIDS: 15,244 per year, 1,270 per month, 293 per week, 41 per day, 1 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 15,245 deaths in 2000 (NIAID); 14,802 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Deaths information for HIV/AIDS: The estimated annual number of AIDS-related deaths in the United States fell approximately 70 percent from 1995 to 1999, from 51,117 deaths in 1995 to 15,245 deaths in 2000. (Source: excerpt from HIV-AIDS Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Average life years lost from HIV/AIDS: 35.7 years (SEER); 37.9 for HIV in North Carolina1.

Worldwide Deaths from HIV/AIDS: In 2001 alone, HIV/AIDS-associated illnesses caused the deaths of approximately 3 million people worldwide, including an estimated 580,000 children younger than 15 years. (Source: excerpt from HIV-AIDS Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)