Research Article

Mortality Related to Chagas Disease and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Brazil

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of deaths related to Chagas disease and HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, from 1999 to 2007 ( 𝑛 = 7 4 ).

Characteristics 𝑁 %

Sex
 Male3851.4
 Female3648.6
Age group (years)
 <1522.7
 15–2945.4
 30–391824.3
 40–491418.9
 50–592229.7
 60–691114.9
 ≥7034.1
Age at death
 <503851.4
 ≥503648.6
Race/color
 Caucasian3750.0
 Brown1824.3
 Black1114.9
 Ignored810.8
Region of residence in Brazil
 Southeast5675.7
 Central West1013.5
 Northeast45.4
 South45.4
Residence in state capital
 No5168.9
 Yes2331.1
Death in state capital
 Yes3952.7
 No3547.3