Table 5_2_4-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 5_2_4.1
HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population,^a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group		2005			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	SE	Number	Rate	SE
Total		12,542	4.2	0.0	14,801	5.3	0.0
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	5,827	5.1	0.1	9,144	DNA	DNA
	45–64	6,128	8.4	0.1	5,056	8.4	0.1
	65 and over	557	1.5	0.1	482	1.4	0.1
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	80	2.7	0.3	68	2.6	0.3
	Asian/Pacific Islander	80	0.6	0.1	89	0.8	0.1
	Black	7,021	19.4	0.2	7,892	23.6	0.3
	White	5,361	2.2	0.0	6,752	2.9	0.0
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,645	4.7	0.1	1,958	6.9	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, all races	10,812	4.2	0.0	12,638	5.1	0.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	6,907	19.8	0.2	7,751	24.0	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	3,755	1.8	0.0	4,744	2.3	0.0
Gender	Male	9,188	6.2	0.1	11,233	8.2	0.1
Gender	Female	3,354	2.3	0.0	3,568	2.5	0.0
Education, ages 25–64	Less than high school	1,357	13.9	0.4	3,100	19.0	0.3
	High school graduate	2,203	7.9	0.2	5,747	13.1	0.2
	At least some college	1,292	2.7	0.1	3,388	4.6	0.1
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	11,545	4.6	0.0	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large central metro	6,710	7.6	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	2,207	2.9	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	1,984	3.4	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	644	2.4	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	646	2.2	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Noncore (nonmetro)	351	1.8	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 5_2_4-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/5_hiv_aids/T5_2_4-1.html