Effectiveness of Care: HIV/AIDS

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AIDS Prevention
New AIDS cases per 100,000 population (age 13 or over).

Management of HIV/AIDS
HIV-infection deaths per 100,000 population.

AIDS Prevention

Measure Title

New AIDS cases per 100,000 population (age 13 or over).

Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 13 - 1.

Tables

New AIDS cases per 100,000 population (age 13 and over), United States, 2000, by

Race

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control, HIV AIDS Surveillance System.

Denominator

U.S. resident population: adolescents and adults, age 13 and over.

Numerator

Number of reported new AIDS cases among adolescents and adults, age 13 and over.

Comments

The AIDS case definition used by the HIV/AIDS Surveillance system for an AIDS case is provided by the CDC. Data are adjusted for reporting delay.

CDC Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report, Form 50.42A, Rev. 7/93

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Management of HIV/AIDS

Measure Title

HIV-infection deaths per 100,000 population.

Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 13-14.

Tables

HIV-infection deaths per 100,000 population, United States, 2000, by

Race
Ethnicity
Education

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System.

Denominator

U.S. resident population.

Numerator

Number of deaths due to HIV infection (ICD-10 codes B20-B24).

Comments

Data are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. Resident death data are based on information from death certificates filed in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

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