Table 1.
Total number of deaths and proportional distribution of primary cause of death in AIDS cases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996–2005
| Year | Deaths n | TB (B20.0) % | PCP (B20.6) % | Other infectious diseases (B20, except for B20.0 and B20.6) % | Malignant neoplasms (B21) % | Specified diseases (B22) e.g., HIV, dementia, wasting, etc. | Other conditions (B23) % | Unspecified diseases (B24) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1388 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 37.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 31.1 |
| 1997 | 1078 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 44.3 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 31.7 |
| 1998 | 900 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 47.6 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 26.2 |
| 1999 | 743 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 54.5 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 2000 | 782 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 57.9 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 2001 | 712 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 55.3 | 3.1 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 14.5 |
| 2002 | 776 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 50.6 | 3.0 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 17.9 |
| 2003 | 778 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 54.3 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 2004 | 766 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 52.8 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 678 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 55.6 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 14.5 |
Source: Mortality Information System, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996–2005.
AIDS = acquired immune-deficiency syndrome; TB = tuberculosis; PCP = Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.