Deaths in New York City from HIV/AIDS fell by nearly 15 percent in 2006 the city health department said Wednesday.
In a report on morbidity the city said that along with HIV/AIDS there also was drop in the number of deaths from diabetes, chronic lung disease and kidney failure. The only leading killer that increased significantly was substance use.
Heart disease and cancer remained the city's biggest killers, claiming 21,844 lives and 13,116 lives, respectively. The figures come from the latest Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, the definitive registry of births and deaths in New York City.
HIV/AIDS deaths dropped from 1,419 in 2005 to 1,209 in 2006. The decline was reflected in both sexes and all ethnic groups.
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