Update: mortality attributable to HIV infection among persons aged 25-44 years--United States, 1991 and 1992

Abstract

During the 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States (1). In 1992, HIV infection became the number one cause of death among men aged 25-44 years. This report updates national trends in deaths caused by HIV infection for 1991 and 1992.