Table 4.
Leading causes of hospital admission and death among PLHIV in six European countries as reported by respondentsa.
| Estonia | Italy | The Netherlands | Slovenia | Sweden | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissionsb | ||||||
| 1 | – | – | – | – | 80% late HIV diagnosis | – |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | 15% ageing-related comorbidities | – |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | 5% issues related to drug addiction | – |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Year data collected | 2017 | |||||
| Deathsc | ||||||
| 1 | – | 24% chronic viral hepatitis |
25% non-AIDS malignancies |
There are only 1 to 5 deaths per year: they are in very late presenters: opportunistic infections, lymphomas and also suicidesd | Very few deaths. I believe it was 10 during 2017. No specific patternd | – |
| 2 | – | 11% non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 15% cardiovascular disease | – | ||
| 3 | – | 12% septicemia | 11% AIDS | – | ||
| 4 | – | 16% pneumonia | 8% non-AIDS infections | – | ||
| 5 | – | 10% heart disease | 8% lung disease | – | ||
| Year data collected | 2006–2010 | 2016c | ||||
a
Since respondents were asked to report the proportions of hospital admissions and deaths attributable to the top five causes as percentages of total hospital admissions and deaths, percentages may not sum to 100%.
b
Reporting for Sweden reflects estimates.
c
For The Netherlands, reporting was incomplete at the time the survey was submitted and cause of death was unknown for 12% of deaths.
d
Verbatim transcription from survey response.
“–” indicates that no data were reported.