AIDS 15th Among Death Causes
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
AIDS claimed about 13,000 American lives last year, a toll that makes it 15th among all causes of death, according to the first annual government statistical summary to include the disease.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome was added to the annual summary of diseases starting in 1987, the National Center for Health Statistics reported today. The report said 65% of AIDS victims were white males and 25% black males. White and black females made up between 4% and 5% of the total.
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