Table 1 Ranking of underlying causes of deaths due to infectious diseases in the united states in 1980 and 1997 [1].
From: Epidemiology and antifungal resistance in invasive candidiasis
| Â | 1980 | 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Type of infection | No. of deaths | Type of infection | No. of deaths |
1 | Respiratory tract | 56,966 | Respiratory tract | 87,181 |
2 | Septicemia | 9,438 | Septicemia | 22,396 |
3 | Kidney/utl | 8,006 | HIV/AIDS | 16,524 |
4 | Heart | 2,486 | Kidney/UTI | 13,413 |
5 | Tuberculosis | 2,333 | Heart | 5,577 |
6 | Bacterial meningitis | 1,402 | Hepatobiliary | 4,596 |
7 | Gastrointestinal | 1,377 | Mycoses | 2,370 |
8 | Hepatobiliary | 1,277 | Tuberculosis | 1,259 |
9 | Perinatal | 1,035 | Gastrointestinal | 1,053 |
10 | Mycoses | 828 | Perinatal | 820 |