Update: mortality attributable to HIV infection/AIDS among persons aged 25-44 years--United States, 1990 and 1991.
During the 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States. This report updates national trends in deaths caused by HIV infection during 1990 and 1991 and indicates that HIV infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) continues to cause an increasing proportion of all deaths.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology