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United Press International; Wednesday, October 15, 1997 - 12:43 PM EDT
The Illinois Department of Public Health today reported 1,186 people died in cases where the diseases were a factor, down from the 1,494 deaths in 1995.
It also is the lowest statewide total since 1991, when 1,050 people died.
State Public Health Director John Lumpkin attributed the decline as evidence that use of drug combinations may have an effect in controlling the disease.
But Lumpkin notes significant numbers of people are still dying.
"New combination drug therapies have shown great promise in prolonging and improving the quality of life for persons with HIV, but recent studies have found the drugs may be failing in about half of those treated," he said.
Most of those who died were male _ only 180 women died during 1996 from AIDS or HIV-related complications.
White people accounted for 548 of the deaths, while black people accounted for 627. Other ethnic and racial groups accounted for only 11 deaths during 1996.
In age, 520 of those who died were between 35 and 44, while another 316 were between 25 and 34. Only 21 of those who died were younger than 25, while 95 of those who died were older than 54.
HIV infection was the eleventh leading cause of death in Illinois during 1996, compared with the ninth leading cause in 1995.
For people aged 25 to 49, it was the fourth leading cause of death.
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