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Ministry of Health
Table, Deaths Due to AIDS and HIV Infection by Health Region

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HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 29

All deaths where AIDS/HIV infection was noted on the record were reviewed to ensure that the underlying cause of death code reflected current knowledge of the diseases related to AIDS.

  • Over the thirteen-year period, 1987-1999, 60.5% of the 2,451 deaths from AIDS/HIV infection were to residents of the Vancouver Health Region (1,484 deaths). In 1999, 52 of the 100 AIDS/HIV deaths were residents of Vancouver. Many individuals infected with AIDS/HIV may have moved to the Vancouver Health Region on a permanent basis to be closer to treatment facilities or other support services.

  • The only other health regions with over one hundred AIDS/HIV deaths during the 1987-1999 period were the Capital (191), South Fraser Valley (136), and North Shore (108).

  • The provincial rate for deaths due to AIDS/HIV infection, for the period 1987-1999, was 5.28 per 100,000 population. The health regions with the highest rates for deaths due to AIDS/HIV infection (total deaths for 1987-1999 in parentheses) were:

    016Vancouver22.21(1,484)
    018North Shore4.94(108)
    020Capital4.67(191)
    017Burnaby4.04(91)
    019Richmond2.97(54)