AIDS kills more people in the United States each year than diseases caused by cigarette smoking.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2018, there were 16,029 deaths attributed to AIDS/HIV in the United States. In contrast, diseases caused by cigarette smoking, such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), caused over 480,000 deaths in the same year. Therefore, AIDS does not kill more people in the United States each year than diseases caused by cigarette smoking.

AIDS Kills More People in the United States Each Year