inPractice® - Mortality in HIV-Infected Populations

Use of ART has prolonged life expectancy among HIV-infected persons worldwide^{[Hogg 1998; Egger 2002; Braitstein 2006]}
Several large cohorts have reported that life expectancy in HIV-infected patients remains below that of the general population and that excess mortality varies among subpopulations^{[Lohse 2007; Bhaskaran 2008; Nakhaee 2009; May 2011; ART-CC 2009; COHERE 2012; Wada 2014]}
Variations in the causes of death among HIV-infected patients reflects disparities in access to healthcare and other socioeconomic factors^{[Lewden 2005; Lewden 2008]}