S. Africa Aids Deaths Up Dramatically, Report Says

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In an implicit but devastating account of the havoc AIDS is causing here, South Africa's government reported Friday that annual deaths increased 57 percent from 1997 to 2003, with common AIDS-related diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia fueling much of the rise.

The increase in mortality spanned all age groups but was most pronounced among those between ages 15 and 49, where deaths more than doubled. Working-age adults are more sexually active than the rest of the population, and the opportunity for transmitting HIV is greatest among members of this group.

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S. Africa Aids Deaths Up Dramatically, Report Says

The report, by the government agency Statistics South Africa, caused contention even before ...

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