TABLE 6.15
Female adult/adolescent AIDS cases by exposure category and race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001
| White, not Hispanic | Black, not Hispanic | Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Cumulative total | 2001 | Cumulative total | 2001 | Cumulative total | |||||||||||||
| Exposure category | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||||||
| Injecting drug use | 578 | (28) | 12,365 | (41) | 1,257 | (18) | 32,267 | (39) | 355 | (19) | 10,592 | (38) | ||||||
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 5 | (0) | 112 | (0) | 3 | (0) | 112 | (0) | 1 | (0) | 57 | (0) | ||||||
| Heterosexual contact: | 707 | (35) | 12,083 | (40) | 2,606 | (37) | 31,763 | (39) | 781 | (41) | 12,975 | (47) | ||||||
| Sex with injecting drug user | 212 | 4,800 | 521 | 11,169 | 193 | 5,597 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with bisexual male | 55 | 1,574 | 111 | 1,552 | 21 | 572 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 4 | 289 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with transfusion recipient with HIV infection | 2 | 315 | 7 | 174 | 3 | 105 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk not specified | 434 | 5,105 | 1,964 | 18,778 | 563 | 6,661 | ||||||||||||
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 23 | (1) | 1,851 | (6) | 71 | (1) | 1,375 | (2) | 17 | (1) | 570 | (2) | ||||||
| Risk not reported or identified | 727 | (36) | 3,745 | (12) | 3,086 | (44) | 16,490 | (20) | 740 | (39) | 3,367 | (12) | ||||||
| Total | 2,040 | (100) | 30,156 | (100) | 7,023 | (100) | 82,007 | (100) | 1,894 | (100) | 27,561 | (100) | ||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Cumulative totals* | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Cumulative total | 2001 | Cumulative total | 2001 | Cumulative total | |||||||||||||
| Exposure category | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||||||
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 | (0) | 6 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (1) | 9 | (0) | 292 | (0) | ||||||
| Heterosexual contact: | 29 | (42) | 378 | (49) | 13 | (31) | 173 | (37) | 4,142 | (37) | 57,396 | (41) | ||||||
| Sex with injecting drug user | 5 | 87 | 6 | 77 | 937 | 21,736 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with bisexual male | 4 | 76 | 1 | 25 | 192 | 3,801 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 425 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with transfusion recipient with HIV infection | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 619 | ||||||||||||
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk not specified | 19 | 190 | 6 | 66 | 2,992 | 30,815 | ||||||||||||
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 1 | (1) | 102 | (13) | 1 | (2) | 15 | (3) | 113 | (1) | 3,914 | (3) | ||||||
| Risk not reported or identified | 32 | (46) | 174 | (22) | 13 | (31) | 70 | (15) | 4,606 | (42) | 23,870 | (17) | ||||||
| Total | 69 | (100) | 776 | (100) | 42 | (100) | 467 | (100) | 11,082 | (100) | 141,048 | (100) | ||||||
| *Includes 81 women whose race/ethnicity is unknown. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 11. Female Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, Reported through December 2001, United States," in HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, vol. 13, no. 2, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2001 [Online] http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1302.pdf [accessed March 11, 2004] | ||||||||||||||||||
seek health services outside of their own community. In 2001, 20.8 percent of Asian-Americans had made no visits to a doctor's office within the past year, a rate that was higher than that for both non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic African-Americans. (See Table 6.5.)
Infant Mortality
Infant mortality rates in the Asian-American community are generally lower than for any other race. In 2001 the rate was 4.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. In comparison, non-Hispanic whites had 5.7 deaths per 1,000 live births and non-Hispanic African-Americans had 13.5 deaths per 1,000 live births. (See Table 6.4.)
In 2001, 7.5 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander women had low-birth-weight babies. This proportion was higher than all other racial and ethnic groups except African-Americans, for whom approximately 13 percent of babies were low-birth-weight babies. (See Table 6.3.) Maternal education and socioeconomic status are relatively high among many Asian-Americans. In 2001, only 16 percent of API women received no prenatal care in their first trimester. This percentage is lower than for many other ethnic and racial groups. Among APIs, Japanese Americans had the highest percentage receiving prenatal care in the first trimester (90.1 percent), while Hawaiians had the lowest (79.1 percent).(See Table 6.20.)
Breast Cancer
Asian and Pacific Islander women are less likely than many other racial and ethnic groups to die of breast cancer. In 2001 there were 12.9 deaths per 100,000 population due to breast cancer among APIs, with only Native Americans and Alaska Natives, at 11.8, having a lower
TABLE 6.16
Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, and Hispanic origin: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and cause of death1 | 19502 | 19602 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| All persons | Age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population3 | |||||||
| All causes | 1,446.0 | 1,339.2 | 1,222.6 | 1,039.1 | 938.7 | 909.8 | 869.0 | 854.5 |
| Diseases of heart | 586.8 | 559.0 | 492.7 | 412.1 | 321.8 | 293.4 | 257.6 | 247.8 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 345.2 | 249.6 | 219.7 | 186.8 | 177.8 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 180.7 | 177.9 | 147.7 | 96.2 | 65.3 | 63.1 | 60.9 | 57.9 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 193.9 | 193.9 | 198.6 | 207.9 | 216.0 | 209.9 | 199.6 | 196.0 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 15.0 | 24.1 | 37.1 | 49.9 | 59.3 | 58.4 | 56.1 | 55.3 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | 30.3 | 28.9 | 27.4 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 20.8 | 20.1 |
| Prostat4 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 32.8 | 38.4 | 37.0 | 30.4 | 29.1 |
| Breast5 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 30.5 | 26.8 | 26.0 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 28.3 | 37.2 | 40.1 | 44.2 | 43.7 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 48.1 | 53.7 | 41.7 | 31.4 | 36.8 | 33.4 | 23.7 | 22.0 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 11.3 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 15.1 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 23.1 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 25.3 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 10.2 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Unintentional injuries | 78.0 | 62.3 | 60.1 | 46.4 | 36.3 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 35.7 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | 24.6 | 23.1 | 27.6 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
| Suicide6 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| Homicide6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| Male | ||||||||
| All causes | 1,674.2 | 1,609.0 | 1,542.1 | 1,348.1 | 1,202.8 | 1,143.9 | 1,053.8 | 1,029.1 |
| Diseases of heart | 697.0 | 687.6 | 634.0 | 538.9 | 412.4 | 371.0 | 320.0 | 305.4 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 459.7 | 328.2 | 286.5 | 241.4 | 228.5 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 186.4 | 186.1 | 157.4 | 102.2 | 68.5 | 65.9 | 62.4 | 59.0 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 208.1 | 225.1 | 247.6 | 271.2 | 280.4 | 267.5 | 248.9 | 243.7 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 24.6 | 43.6 | 67.5 | 85.2 | 91.1 | 84.2 | 76.7 | 75.2 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 30.4 | 27.4 | 25.1 | 24.2 |
| Prostate | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 32.8 | 38.4 | 37.0 | 30.4 | 29.1 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 49.9 | 55.4 | 54.8 | 55.8 | 54.0 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 55.0 | 65.8 | 54.0 | 42.1 | 47.8 | 42.8 | 28.9 | 26.6 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 15.0 | 18.5 | 24.8 | 21.3 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 18.8 | 19.9 | 23.0 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 28.1 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 18.5 | 27.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Unintentional injuries | 101.8 | 85.5 | 87.4 | 69.0 | 52.9 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 50.2 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | 38.5 | 35.4 | 41.5 | 33.6 | 26.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
| Suicide6 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 18.2 |
| Homicide6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 10.8 |
| Female | ||||||||
| All causes | 1,236.0 | 1,105.3 | 971.4 | 817.9 | 750.9 | 739.4 | 731.4 | 721.8 |
| Diseases of heart | 484.7 | 447.0 | 381.6 | 320.8 | 257.0 | 236.6 | 210.9 | 203.9 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 263.1 | 193.9 | 171.3 | 146.5 | 139.9 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 175.8 | 170.7 | 140.0 | 91.7 | 62.6 | 60.5 | 59.1 | 56.4 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 182.3 | 168.7 | 163.2 | 166.7 | 175.7 | 173.6 | 167.6 | 164.7 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 5.8 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 24.4 | 37.1 | 40.4 | 41.3 | 41.0 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | 29.1 | 26.5 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| Breast | 31.9 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 30.5 | 26.8 | 26.0 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 14.9 | 26.6 | 31.8 | 37.4 | 37.6 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 41.9 | 43.8 | 32.7 | 25.1 | 30.5 | 28.1 | 20.7 | 19.2 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 7.8 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 27.0 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 2.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Unintentional injuries | 54.0 | 40.0 | 35.1 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | 11.5 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Suicide6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Homicide6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
rate. The API rate was significantly lower than the mortality rate for African-American women (34.4) and only half that of non-Hispanic whites (26.0). (See Table 6.16.)
Cardiovascular Disease
Among Asians and Pacific Islanders, there were 137.6 deaths per 100,000 in 2001 due to heart disease, compared to 159.6 per 100,000 among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, 192.2 per 100,000 among Hispanics, 316.9 per 100,000 African-Americans, and 245.6 per 100,000 among non-Hispanic whites. (See Table 6.16.)
Tuberculosis
Asians and Pacific Islanders have higher rates of tuberculosis than other racial and ethnic groups. In 2002 there were 27.8 cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 population, compared to 1.5 cases among non-Hispanic whites, 10.4 cases per 100,000 among Hispanics, 6.8 cases per 100,000 among
TABLE 6.16
Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, and Hispanic origin: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and cause of death1 | 19502 | 19602 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| White7 | Age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population3 | |||||||
| All causes | 1,410.8 | 1,311.3 | 1,193.3 | 1,012.7 | 909.8 | 882.3 | 849.8 | 836.5 |
| Diseases of heart | 584.8 | 559.0 | 492.2 | 409.4 | 317.0 | 288.6 | 253.4 | 243.5 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 347.6 | 249.7 | 219.1 | 185.6 | 176.5 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 175.5 | 172.7 | 143.5 | 93.2 | 62.8 | 60.7 | 58.8 | 55.8 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 194.6 | 193.1 | 196.7 | 204.2 | 211.6 | 206.2 | 197.2 | 193.9 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 15.2 | 24.0 | 36.7 | 49.2 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 56.2 | 55.6 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | 30.9 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 19.6 |
| Prostate4 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 35.5 | 34.2 | 27.8 | 26.6 |
| Breast5 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 33.2 | 30.1 | 26.3 | 25.5 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 29.3 | 38.3 | 41.5 | 46.0 | 45.6 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 44.8 | 50.4 | 39.8 | 30.9 | 36.4 | 33.0 | 23.5 | 21.7 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 11.5 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22.9 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.3 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Unintentional injuries | 77.0 | 60.4 | 57.8 | 45.3 | 35.5 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 36.0 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | 24.4 | 22.9 | 27.1 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Suicide6 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| Homicide6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Black or African American7 | ||||||||
| All causes | 1,722.1 | 1,577.5 | 1,518.1 | 1,314.8 | 1,250.3 | 1,213.9 | 1,121.4 | 1,101.2 |
| Diseases of heart | 586.7 | 548.3 | 512.0 | 455.3 | 391.5 | 363.8 | 324.8 | 316.9 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 334.5 | 267.0 | 244.9 | 218.3 | 211.6 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 233.6 | 235.2 | 197.1 | 129.1 | 91.6 | 86.9 | 81.9 | 78.8 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 176.4 | 199.1 | 225.3 | 256.4 | 279.5 | 267.7 | 248.5 | 243.1 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 11.1 | 23.7 | 41.3 | 59.7 | 72.4 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 62.5 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | 22.8 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 28.2 | 27.6 |
| Prostate4 | 30.9 | 41.2 | 48.5 | 61.1 | 77.0 | 76.6 | 68.1 | 66.1 |
| Breast5 | 25.3 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 31.7 | 38.1 | 38.0 | 34.5 | 34.4 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 19.2 | 28.1 | 30.1 | 31.6 | 30.9 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 76.7 | 81.1 | 57.2 | 34.4 | 39.4 | 36.4 | 25.6 | 24.1 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 9.0 | 13.6 | 28.1 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 23.5 | 30.9 | 38.8 | 32.7 | 40.5 | 46.7 | 49.5 | 49.2 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 26.7 | 54.2 | 23.3 | 22.8 |
| Unintentional injuries | 79.9 | 74.0 | 78.3 | 57.6 | 43.8 | 41.0 | 37.7 | 37.6 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | 26.0 | 24.2 | 31.1 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| Suicide6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Homicide6 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 44.0 | 39.0 | 36.3 | 29.7 | 20.5 | 21.2 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native7 | ||||||||
| All causes | - - - | - - - | - - - | 867.0 | 716.3 | 771.2 | 709.3 | 686.7 |
| Diseases of heart | - - - | - - - | - - - | 240.6 | 200.6 | 204.6 | 178.2 | 159.6 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 173.6 | 139.1 | 141.4 | 129.1 | 114.0 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 57.8 | 40.7 | 48.6 | 45.0 | 41.3 |
| Malignant neoplasms | - - - | - - - | - - - | 113.7 | 121.8 | 138.2 | 127.8 | 131.0 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | - - - | - - - | - - - | 20.7 | 30.9 | 37.4 | 32.3 | 34.2 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.5 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 12.0 |
| Prostate4 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 20.7 | 17.8 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 19.0 |
| Breast5 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 10.8 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 11.8 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 14.2 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 32.8 | 30.0 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | - - - | - - - | - - - | 44.4 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 22.3 | 22.5 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | - - - | - - - | - - - | 45.3 | 24.1 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 22.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus | - - - | - - - | - - - | 29.6 | 34.1 | 45.9 | 41.5 | 40.4 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 1.8 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Unintentional injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | 99.0 | 62.6 | 55.3 | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | 54.5 | 32.5 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 25.9 |
| Suicide6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 11.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| Homicide6 | - - - | - - | - - - | 15.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Native Americans/Alaska Natives, and 12.6 cases per 100,000 among non-Hispanic African-Americans. (See Table 6.21.)
Other Causes of Death
Asians and Pacific Islanders were the least likely group to be killed in motor vehicle crashes. In 2001, 8.1 APIs per 100,000 population died in vehicle crashes, compared to the national average of 15.3 per 100,000 people. APIs were also the least likely group to commit suicide, at 5.4 per 100,000, compared to 10.5 for Native Americans/Alaska Natives, 12.5 for non-Hispanic whites, 5.5 for African-Americans, and 5.7 for Hispanics. In 2001 APIs had the second-lowest death rate due to homicide at 4.2 per 100,000. Non-Hispanic whites had the lowest at 4.0 per 100,000, while African-Americans had the highest at 21.2 per 100,000. (See Table 6.16.)
TABLE 6.16
Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, and Hispanic origin: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and cause of death1 | 19502 | 19602 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander7 | Age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population3 | |||||||
| All causes | - - - | - - - | - - - | 589.9 | 582.0 | 554.8 | 506.4 | 492.1 |
| Diseases of heart | - - - | - - - | - - - | 202.1 | 181.7 | 171.3 | 146.0 | 137.6 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 168.2 | 139.6 | 128.0 | 109.6 | 103.0 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 66.1 | 56.9 | 55.2 | 52.9 | 51.2 |
| Malignant neoplasms | - - - | - - - | - - - | 126.1 | 134.2 | 131.8 | 121.9 | 119.5 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | - - - | - - - | - - - | 28.4 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 28.1 | 28.2 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | - - - | - - - | 16.4 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| Prostate4 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 10.2 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| Breast5 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 11.9 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | 12.9 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 17.7 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | - - - | - - - | - - - | 24.0 | 31.4 | 29.1 | 19.7 | 19.0 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | - - - | - - - | - - - | 6.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus | - - - | - - - | - - - | 12.6 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.9 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Unintentional injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | 27.0 | 23.9 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Suicide6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Homicide6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino7,8 | ||||||||
| All causes | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 692.0 | 700.2 | 665.7 | 658.7 |
| Diseases of heart | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 217.1 | 211.0 | 196.0 | 192.2 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 173.3 | 166.4 | 153.2 | 149.9 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 45.2 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 44.9 |
| Malignant neoplasms | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 136.8 | 138.5 | 134.9 | 132.3 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 26.5 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.8 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Prostate4 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 23.3 | 27.4 | 21.6 | 23.5 |
| Breast5 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 19.5 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 16.3 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 19.3 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 20.7 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 29.7 | 26.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 18.3 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 15.8 |
| Diabetes mellitus | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 28.2 | 35.7 | 36.9 | 36.7 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 16.3 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| Unintentional injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 34.6 | 32.2 | 30.1 | 30.7 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 19.5 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Suicide6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Homicide6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 6.2 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
TABLE 6.16
Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, and Hispanic origin: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and cause of death1 | 19502 | 19602 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 20003 | 2001 |
| White, not Hispanic or Latino9 | Age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population3 | |||||||
| All causes | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 914.5 | 882.3 | 855.5 | 842.9 |
| Diseases of heart | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 319.7 | 289.9 | 255.5 | 245.6 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 251.9 | 219.9 | 186.6 | 177.5 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 63.5 | 60.8 | 59.0 | 56.0 |
| Malignant neoplasms | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 215.4 | 208.9 | 200.6 | 197.4 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 60.3 | 59.6 | 58.2 | 57.7 |
| Colon, rectum, and anus | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 24.6 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 19.9 |
| Prostate5 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 36.1 | 34.4 | 28.0 | 26.7 |
| Breast6 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 33.9 | 30.6 | 26.8 | 26.0 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 39.2 | 42.1 | 47.2 | 47.0 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 36.5 | 33.0 | 23.5 | 21.7 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 18.3 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 22.1 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 7.4 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Unintentional injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 35.0 | 33.4 | 35.3 | 36.2 |
| Motor vehicle-related injuries | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.2 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
| Suicide7 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Homicide7 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| - - - Data not available. | ||||||||
| 1Underlying cause of death code numbers are based on the applicable revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) for data years shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes deaths of persons who were not residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. | ||||||||
| 3Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population starting with Health, United States, 2001. | ||||||||
| 4Rate for male population only. | ||||||||
| 5Rate for female population only. | ||||||||
| 6Figures for 2001 include September 11 related deaths for which death certificates were filed as of October 24, 2002. | ||||||||
| 7The race groups, white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native, include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Death rates for the American Indian or Alaska Native and Asian or Pacific Islander populations are known to be underestimated. | ||||||||
| 8Prior to 1997, excludes data from states lacking an Hispanic-origin item on the death certificate. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 29. Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Causes of Death, according to Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States, Selected Years 1950–2001," in Health, United States, 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, 2003 [Online] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/tables/2003/03hus029.pdf [accessed May 6, 2004] | ||||||||
TABLE 6.17
Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, according to race and sex: Selected years 1900–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| All races | White | Black or African American1 | |||||||
| Specified age and year | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female |
| At birth | Remaining life expectancy in years | ||||||||
| 19002,3 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 48.3 | 47.6 | 46.6 | 48.7 | 33.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 |
| 19503 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 66.5 | 72.2 | 60.8 | 59.1 | 62.9 |
| 19603 | 69.7 | 66.6 | 73.1 | 70.6 | 67.4 | 74.1 | 63.6 | 61.1 | 66.3 |
| 1970 | 70.8 | 67.1 | 74.7 | 71.7 | 68.0 | 75.6 | 64.1 | 60.0 | 68.3 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 70.0 | 77.4 | 74.4 | 70.7 | 78.1 | 68.1 | 63.8 | 72.5 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 69.3 | 65.0 | 73.4 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 71.8 | 78.8 | 76.1 | 72.7 | 79.4 | 69.1 | 64.5 | 73.6 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 72.0 | 78.9 | 76.3 | 72.9 | 79.6 | 69.3 | 64.6 | 73.8 |
| 1992 | 75.8 | 72.3 | 79.1 | 76.5 | 73.2 | 79.8 | 69.6 | 65.0 | 73.9 |
| 1993 | 75.5 | 72.2 | 78.8 | 76.3 | 73.1 | 79.5 | 69.2 | 64.6 | 73.7 |
| 1994 | 75.7 | 72.4 | 79.0 | 76.5 | 73.3 | 79.6 | 69.5 | 64.9 | 73.9 |
| 1995 | 75.8 | 72.5 | 78.9 | 76.5 | 73.4 | 79.6 | 69.6 | 65.2 | 73.9 |
| 1996 | 76.1 | 73.1 | 79.1 | 76.8 | 73.9 | 79.7 | 70.2 | 66.1 | 74.2 |
| 1997 | 76.5 | 73.6 | 79.4 | 77.1 | 74.3 | 79.9 | 71.1 | 67.2 | 74.7 |
| 1998 | 76.7 | 73.8 | 79.5 | 77.3 | 74.5 | 80.0 | 71.3 | 67.6 | 74.8 |
| 1999 | 76.7 | 73.9 | 79.4 | 77.3 | 74.6 | 79.9 | 71.4 | 67.8 | 74.7 |
| 20004 | 77.0 | 74.3 | 79.7 | 77.6 | 74.9 | 80.1 | 71.9 | 68.3 | 75.2 |
| 20015 | 77.2 | 74.4 | 79.8 | 77.7 | 75.0 | 80.2 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 75.5 |
| At 65 years | |||||||||
| 19503 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 15.0 | - - - | 12.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 14.9 |
| 19603 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 15.1 |
| 1970 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 15.7 |
| 1980 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 16.8 |
| 1985 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 16.9 |
| 1990 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 19.1 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 17.2 |
| 1991 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 17.2 |
| 1992 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 17.4 |
| 1993 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 17.1 |
| 1994 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1995 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 17.1 |
| 1996 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 17.2 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 17.6 |
| 1998 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 17.4 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 17.3 |
| 20004 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 17.7 |
| 20015 | 18.1 | 16.4 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 17.9 |
| At 75 years | |||||||||
| 1980 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 10.7 |
| 1985 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| 1990 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 11.2 |
| 1991 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 1992 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 11.4 |
| 1993 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| 1994 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| 1995 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 11.1 |
| 1996 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 |
| 1997 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| 1998 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 11.3 |
| 1999 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 11.1 |
| 20004 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 11.6 |
| 20015 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 11.7 |
| 1Data shown for 1900–60 are for the nonwhite population. | |||||||||
| 2Death registration area only. The death registration area increased from 10 states and the District of Columbia in 1900 to the coterminous United States in 1933. | |||||||||
| 3Includes deaths of persons who were not residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. | |||||||||
| 4Life expectancies (LEs) for 2000 were revised and may differ from those shown previously. LEs for 2000 were computed using population counts from Census 2000 and replace LEs for 2000 using 1990-based postcensal estimates. | |||||||||
| 5Life expectancies for 2001 were computed using 2000-based postcensal estimates. | |||||||||
| Notes: Populations used for computing life expectancy and other life table values for 1991–1999 are postcensal estimates of U.S. resident population, based on the 1990 census. Beginning in 1997 life table methodology was revised to construct complete life tables by single years of age that extend to age 100. (Anderson RN. Method for Constructing Complete Annual U.S. Life Tables. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(129). 1999.) Previously abridged life tables were constructed for 5-year age groups ending with the age group 85 years and over. Life table values for 2000 and 2001 were computed using a slight modification of the new life table method due to a change in the age detail of populations received from t he U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 27. Life Expectancy at Birth, at 65 Years of Age, and at 75 Years of Age, According to Race and Sex: United States, Selected Years 1900–2001," in Health, United States, 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, 2003 [Online] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/tables/2003/03hus027.pdf [accessed May 14, 2004] | |||||||||
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | ||||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |
| All races, both sexes | |||||
| All ages | 2,417,762 | 848.9 | 2,403,351 | 854.0 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 27,801 | 689.2 | 28,035 | 736.7 | |
| 1–4 years | 5,125 | 33.4 | 4,979 | 32.4 | |
| 5–14 years | 7,100 | 17.3 | 7,413 | 18.0 | |
| 15–24 years | 32,157 | 80.5 | 31,307 | 79.9 | |
| 25–34 years | 41,474 | 104.7 | 40,451 | 101.4 | |
| 35–44 years | 91,457 | 203.2 | 89,798 | 198.9 | |
| 45–54 years | 167,836 | 428.3 | 160,341 | 425.6 | |
| 55–64 years | 244,002 | 964.1 | 240,846 | 992.2 | |
| 65–74 years | 431,306 | 2,355.2 | 441,209 | 2,399.1 | |
| 75–84 years | 702,657 | 5,588.2 | 700,445 | 5,666.5 | |
| 85 years and over | 666,456 | 15,133.8 | 658,171 | 15,524.4 | |
| Not stated | 390 | … | 356 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 855.0 | … | 869.0 | |
| All races, male | |||||
| All ages | 1,183,721 | 846.6 | 1,177,578 | 853.0 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 15,591 | 755.3 | 15,718 | 806.5 | |
| 1–4 years | 2,922 | 37.3 | 2,824 | 35.9 | |
| 5–14 years | 4,172 | 19.8 | 4,401 | 20.9 | |
| 15–24 years | 23,880 | 116.6 | 23,071 | 114.9 | |
| 25–34 years | 28,626 | 143.0 | 27,890 | 138.6 | |
| 35–44 years | 58,007 | 258.9 | 57,297 | 255.2 | |
| 45–54 years | 104,697 | 544.3 | 100,398 | 542.8 | |
| 55–64 years | 144,831 | 1,191.6 | 143,321 | 1,230.7 | |
| 65–74 years | 241,776 | 2,913.9 | 247,408 | 2,979.6 | |
| 75–84 years | 341,182 | 6,841.8 | 340,219 | 6,972.6 | |
| 85 years and over | 217,730 | 16,760.0 | 214,742 | 17,501.4 | |
| Not stated | 309 | … | 289 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,029.5 | … | 1,053.8 | |
| All races, female | |||||
| All ages | 1,234,041 | 851.2 | 1,225,773 | 855.0 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 12,211 | 620.0 | 12,317 | 663.4 | |
| 1–4 years | 2,203 | 29.4 | 2,155 | 28.7 | |
| 5–14 years | 2,928 | 14.6 | 3,012 | 15.0 | |
| 15–24 years | 8,277 | 42.5 | 8,236 | 43.1 | |
| 25–34 years | 12,849 | 65.6 | 12,561 | 63.5 | |
| 35–44 years | 33,451 | 147.9 | 32,501 | 143.2 | |
| 45–54 years | 63,139 | 316.5 | 59,943 | 312.5 | |
| 55–64 years | 99,171 | 753.9 | 97,525 | 772.2 | |
| 65–74 years | 189,530 | 1,892.3 | 193,801 | 1,921.2 | |
| 75–84 years | 361,476 | 4,764.3 | 360,226 | 4,814.7 | |
| 85 years and over | 448,727 | 14,453.4 | 443,429 | 14,719.2 | |
| Not stated | 81 | … | 67 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 722.4 | … | 731.4 | |
| White, total2, both sexes | |||||
| All ages | 2,081,842 | 896.0 | 2,071,287 | 900.2 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 18,094 | 575.3 | 18,144 | 610.6 | |
| 1–4 years | 3,681 | 30.8 | 3,494 | 29.2 | |
| 5–14 years | 5,167 | 16.2 | 5,450 | 17.0 | |
| 15–24 years | 23,687 | 75.3 | 23,018 | 74.5 | |
| 25–34 years | 29,833 | 94.7 | 28,719 | 90.3 | |
| 35–44 years | 68,001 | 185.3 | 66,496 | 179.9 | |
| 45–54 years | 128,589 | 392.8 | 122,674 | 388.3 | |
| 55–64 years | 197,786 | 913.2 | 195,541 | 940.2 | |
| 65–74 years | 367,656 | 2,302.2 | 376,986 | 2,341.5 | |
| 75–84 years | 628,713 | 5,569.4 | 627,729 | 5,637.7 | |
| 85 years and over | 610,337 | 15,314.4 | 602,761 | 15,707.0 | |
| Not stated 298 | … | 275 | … | ||
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 837.3 | … | 849.8 | |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | ||||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |
| White2, male | |||||
| All ages | 1,011,922 | 882.5 | 1,007,191 | 887.8 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 10,157 | 631.2 | 10,177 | 667.6 | |
| 1–4 years | 2,112 | 34.5 | 2,004 | 32.6 | |
| 5–14 years | 3,018 | 18.4 | 3,255 | 19.8 | |
| 15–24 years | 17,480 | 107.7 | 16,868 | 105.8 | |
| 25–34 years | 20,869 | 129.6 | 20,140 | 124.1 | |
| 35–44 years | 44,139 | 239.1 | 43,378 | 233.6 | |
| 45–54 years | 81,318 | 500.7 | 77,866 | 496.9 | |
| 55–64 years | 118,277 | 1,126.8 | 117,114 | 1,163.3 | |
| 65–74 years | 208,104 | 2,846.5 | 213,379 | 2,905.7 | |
| 75–84 years | 306,799 | 6,811.2 | 306,370 | 6,933.1 | |
| 85 years and over | 199,410 | 16,955.1 | 196,409 | 17,716.4 | |
| Not stated | 239 | … | 231 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,006.9 | … | 1,029.4 | |
| White2, female | |||||
| All ages | 1,069,920 | 909.1 | 1,064,096 | 912.3 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 7,937 | 516.8 | 7,967 | 550.5 | |
| 1–4 years | 1,569 | 26.9 | 1,490 | 25.5 | |
| 5–14 years | 2,149 | 13.8 | 2,195 | 14.1 | |
| 15–24 years | 6,208 | 40.7 | 6,150 | 41.1 | |
| 25–34 years | 8,964 | 58.3 | 8,579 | 55.1 | |
| 35–44 years | 23,861 | 130.8 | 23,118 | 125.7 | |
| 45–54 years | 47,270 | 286.6 | 44,808 | 281.4 | |
| 55–64 years | 79,509 | 712.3 | 78,427 | 730.9 | |
| 65–74 years | 159,552 | 1,842.7 | 163,607 | 1,868.3 | |
| 75–84 years | 321,914 | 4,744.9 | 321,359 | 4,785.3 | |
| 85 years and over | 410,927 | 14,627.6 | 406,352 | 14,890.7 | |
| Not stated | 59 | … | 44 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 707.5 | … | 715.3 | |
| White, non-Hispanic, both sexes | |||||
| All ages | 1,965,750 | 992.6 | 1,959,919 | 993.2 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 13,391 | 558.8 | 13,513 | 596.5 | |
| 1–4 years | 2,784 | 30.3 | 2,641 | 28.5 | |
| 5–14 years | 4,163 | 16.3 | 4,397 | 17.1 | |
| 15–24 years | 18,741 | 74.1 | 18,261 | 73.6 | |
| 25–34 years | 24,146 | 96.3 | 23,191 | 90.1 | |
| 35–44 years | 59,495 | 188.1 | 58,231 | 181.0 | |
| 45–54 years | 117,106 | 396.0 | 111,964 | 390.5 | |
| 55–64 years | 184,189 | 924.4 | 182,348 | 950.2 | |
| 65–74 years | 346,972 | 2,329.4 | 356,869 | 2,366.2 | |
| 75–84 years | 604,276 | 5,614.9 | 604,658 | 5,675.4 | |
| 85 years and over | 590,374 | 15,400.0 | 583,757 | 15,799.7 | |
| Not stated | 112 | … | 89 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 844.2 | … | 855.5 | |
| White, non-Hispanic, male | |||||
| All ages | 947,249 | 976.9 | 944,781 | 978.5 | |
| Under 1 year1 | 7,543 | 614.5 | 7,660 | 658.7 | |
| 1–4 years | 1,605 | 34.0 | 1,541 | 32.4 | |
| 5–14 years | 2,438 | 18.6 | 2,652 | 20.0 | |
| 15–24 years | 13,556 | 105.2 | 13,066 | 103.5 | |
| 25–34 years | 16,599 | 131.4 | 15,934 | 123.0 | |
| 35–44 years | 38,157 | 241.3 | 37,622 | 233.9 | |
| 45–54 years | 73,758 | 502.8 | 70,788 | 497.7 | |
| 55–64 years | 110,025 | 1,136.6 | 109,031 | 1,170.9 | |
| 65–74 years | 196,510 | 2,874.5 | 202,038 | 2,930.5 | |
| 75–84 years | 294,618 | 6,865.6 | 294,842 | 6,977.8 | |
| 85 years and over | 192,347 | 17,078.7 | 189,537 | 17,853.2 | |
| Not stated | 93 | … | 70 | … | |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,014.2 | … | 1,035.4 | |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | |||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| White, non-Hispanic, female | ||||
| All ages | 1,018,501 | 1,007.7 | 1,015,138 | 1,007.3 |
| Under 1 year1 | 5,848 | 500.3 | 5,853 | 530.9 |
| 1–4 years | 1,179 | 26.3 | 1,100 | 24.4 |
| 5–14 years | 1,725 | 13.9 | 1,745 | 13.9 |
| 15–24 years | 5,186 | 41.8 | 5,195 | 42.6 |
| 25–34 years | 7,546 | 60.6 | 7,257 | 56.8 |
| 35–44 years | 21,338 | 135.0 | 20,609 | 128.1 |
| 45–54 years | 43,348 | 290.9 | 41,176 | 285.0 |
| 55–64 years | 74,165 | 724.0 | 73,317 | 742.1 |
| 65–74 years | 150,462 | 1,867.0 | 154,831 | 1,891.0 |
| 75–84 years | 309,658 | 4,785.5 | 309,816 | 4,819.3 |
| 85 years and over | 398,026 | 14,701.7 | 394,220 | 14,971.7 |
| Not stated | 19 | … | 19 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 714.6 | … | 721.5 |
| Black, total2, both sexes | ||||
| All ages | 287,110 | 771.9 | 285,826 | 781.1 |
| Under 1 year1 | 8,563 | 1,314.5 | 8,771 | 1,426.1 |
| 1–4 years | 1,181 | 47.5 | 1,248 | 49.9 |
| 5–14 years | 1,590 | 23.3 | 1,643 | 24.2 |
| 15–24 years | 7,122 | 117.3 | 7,049 | 119.4 |
| 25–34 years | 10,004 | 184.6 | 10,239 | 187.8 |
| 35–44 years | 20,622 | 355.4 | 20,557 | 356.9 |
| 45–54 years | 34,437 | 770.1 | 33,289 | 786.9 |
| 55–64 years | 39,884 | 1,573.1 | 39,281 | 1,607.8 |
| 65–74 years | 54,244 | 3,249.5 | 55,195 | 3,335.6 |
| 75–84 years | 62,091 | 6,570.6 | 61,444 | 6,701.3 |
| 85 years and over | 47,291 | 14,521.3 | 47,038 | 14,714.3 |
| Not stated | 81 | … | 72 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,098.8 | … | 1,121.4 |
| Black2, male | ||||
| All ages | 145,617 | 822.2 | 145,184 | 834.1 |
| Under 1 year1 | 4,800 | 1,437.2 | 4,901 | 1,567.6 |
| 1–4 years | 671 | 53.1 | 692 | 54.5 |
| 5–14 years | 958 | 27.7 | 974 | 28.2 |
| 15–24 years | 5,457 | 179.9 | 5,318 | 181.4 |
| 25–34 years | 6,658 | 258.6 | 6,750 | 261.0 |
| 35–44 years | 12,091 | 443.4 | 12,251 | 453.0 |
| 45–54 years | 20,562 | 994.5 | 19,913 | 1,017.7 |
| 55–64 years | 22,834 | 2,019.0 | 22,678 | 2,080.1 |
| 65–74 years | 28,698 | 4,155.4 | 29,071 | 4,253.5 |
| 75–84 years | 28,354 | 8,343.8 | 28,026 | 8,486.0 |
| 85 years and over | 14,471 | 16,419.5 | 14,560 | 16,791.0 |
| Not stated | 63 | … | 50 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,372.4 | … | 1,403.5 |
| Black2, female | ||||
| All ages | 141,493 | 726.1 | 140,642 | 733.0 |
| Under 1 year1 | 3,763 | 1,185.4 | 3,870 | 1,279.8 |
| 1–4 years | 509 | 41.7 | 556 | 45.3 |
| 5–14 years | 632 | 18.8 | 669 | 20.0 |
| 15–24 years | 1,665 | 54.8 | 1,731 | 58.3 |
| 25–34 years | 3,346 | 117.6 | 3,489 | 121.8 |
| 35–44 years | 8,531 | 277.3 | 8,306 | 271.9 |
| 45–54 years | 13,875 | 577.0 | 13,376 | 588.3 |
| 55–64 years | 17,050 | 1,214.1 | 16,603 | 1,227.2 |
| 65–74 years | 25,546 | 2,610.2 | 26,124 | 2,689.6 |
| 75–84 years | 33,737 | 5,574.9 | 33,418 | 5,696.5 |
| 85 years and over | 32,820 | 13,817.0 | 32,478 | 13,941.3 |
| Not stated | 18 | … | 22 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 910.4 | … | 927.6 |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | |||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| Black, non-Hispanic, both sexes | ||||
| All ages | 283,739 | 796.4 | 282,676 | 805.5 |
| Under 1 year1 | 8,333 | 1,363.6 | 8,525 | 1,477.8 |
| 1–4 years | 1,156 | 49.5 | 1,217 | 51.7 |
| 5–14 years | 1,559 | 24.0 | 1,620 | 25.0 |
| 15–24 years | 6,997 | 120.9 | 6,926 | 123.2 |
| 25–34 years | 9,832 | 190.9 | 10,103 | 194.6 |
| 35–44 years | 20,373 | 364.7 | 20,279 | 365.1 |
| 45–54 years | 34,016 | 785.0 | 32,911 | 802.2 |
| 55–64 years | 39,433 | 1,598.9 | 38,867 | 1,633.9 |
| 65–74 years | 53,668 | 3,292.4 | 54,645 | 3,378.8 |
| 75–84 years | 61,449 | 6,629.9 | 60,874 | 6,764.3 |
| 85 years and over | 46,873 | 14,631.1 | 46,660 | 14,837.5 |
| Not stated | 51 | … | 49 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,114.0 | … | 1,137.0 |
| Black, non-Hispanic, male | ||||
| All ages | 143,678 | 848.0 | 143,297 | 859.5 |
| Under 1 year1 | 4,685 | 1,495.0 | 4,757 | 1,623.2 |
| 1–4 years | 655 | 55.1 | 672 | 56.1 |
| 5–14 years | 939 | 28.5 | 959 | 29.1 |
| 15–24 years | 5,354 | 185.4 | 5,224 | 187.2 |
| 25–34 years | 6,532 | 267.2 | 6,649 | 270.2 |
| 35–44 years | 11,930 | 454.8 | 12,061 | 462.7 |
| 45–54 years | 20,274 | 1,012.9 | 19,647 | 1,036.2 |
| 55–64 years | 22,528 | 2,048.9 | 22,402 | 2,111.4 |
| 65–74 years | 28,366 | 4,207.1 | 28,745 | 4,303.9 |
| 75–84 years | 28,040 | 8,413.9 | 27,715 | 8,551.0 |
| 85 years and over | 14,335 | 16,556.6 | 14,431 | 16,944.8 |
| Not stated | 41 | … | 35 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 1,391.0 | … | 1,422.0 |
| Black, non-Hispanic, female | ||||
| All ages | 140,061 | 749.6 | 139,379 | 756.7 |
| Under 1 year1 | 3,648 | 1,225.2 | 3,768 | 1,327.7 |
| 1–4 years | 501 | 43.6 | 545 | 47.1 |
| 5–14 years | 620 | 19.4 | 661 | 20.7 |
| 15–24 years | 1,643 | 56.7 | 1,702 | 60.1 |
| 25–34 years | 3,301 | 122.0 | 3,454 | 126.5 |
| 35–44 years | 8,443 | 285.0 | 8,218 | 278.8 |
| 45–54 years | 13,741 | 589.4 | 13,264 | 601.2 |
| 55–64 years | 16,904 | 1,236.8 | 16,465 | 1,249.4 |
| 65–74 years | 25,302 | 2,647.2 | 25,900 | 2,728.0 |
| 75–84 years | 33,409 | 5,628.3 | 33,159 | 5,758.6 |
| 85 years and over | 32,538 | 13,918.0 | 32,229 | 14,054.9 |
| Not stated | 10 | … | 14 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 923.3 | … | 941.2 |
| American Indian, total2,3, both sexes | ||||
| All ages | 12,017 | 393.4 | 11,363 | 380.8 |
| Under 1 year1 | 375 | 653.9 | 323 | 598.4 |
| 1–4 years | 105 | 49.0 | 91 | 42.4 |
| 5–14 years | 133 | 22.6 | 113 | 19.0 |
| 15–24 years | 552 | 101.6 | 519 | 98.8 |
| 25–34 years | 602 | 133.3 | 596 | 132.9 |
| 35–44 years | 1,137 | 242.2 | 1,081 | 232.5 |
| 45–54 years | 1,567 | 435.0 | 1,354 | 399.3 |
| 55–64 years | 1,768 | 896.2 | 1,698 | 925.5 |
| 65–74 years | 2,210 | 2,076.1 | 2,141 | 2,162.2 |
| 75–84 years | 2,156 | 4,237.9 | 2,062 | 4,448.6 |
| 85 years and over | 1,405 | 8,916.1 | 1,382 | 9,642.1 |
| Not stated | 6 | … | 3 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 688.8 | … | 709.3 |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | |||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| American Indian2,3, male | ||||
| All ages | 6,495 | 426.1 | 6,185 | 415.6 |
| Under 1 year1 | 212 | 723.6 | 193 | 700.2 |
| 1–4 years | 54 | 49.5 | 49 | 44.9 |
| 5–14 years | 78 | 26.2 | 61 | 20.2 |
| 15–24 years | 398 | 142.2 | 369 | 136.2 |
| 25–34 years | 422 | 182.2 | 410 | 179.1 |
| 35–44 years | 725 | 312.7 | 675 | 295.2 |
| 45–54 years | 947 | 540.9 | 858 | 520.0 |
| 55–64 years | 1,009 | 1,058.6 | 964 | 1,090.4 |
| 65–74 years | 1,163 | 2,389.4 | 1,113 | 2,478.3 |
| 75–84 years | 989 | 4,804.5 | 989 | 5,351.2 |
| 85 years and over | 494 | 9,797.7 | 501 | 10,725.8 |
| Not stated | 5 | … | 3 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 802.3 | … | 841.5 |
| American Indian2,3, female | ||||
| All ages | 5,522 | 360.9 | 5,178 | 346.1 |
| Under 1 year1 | 163 | 581.0 | 130 | 492.2 |
| 1–4 years | 51 | 48.5 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 5–14 years | 55 | 19.0 | 52 | 17.7 |
| 15–24 years | 154 | 58.5 | 150 | 58.9 |
| 25–34 years | 180 | 81.8 | 186 | 84.8 |
| 35–44 years | 412 | 173.4 | 406 | 171.9 |
| 45–54 years | 620 | 334.9 | 496 | 284.9 |
| 55–64 years | 760 | 745.4 | 734 | 772.1 |
| 65–74 years | 1,047 | 1,812.1 | 1,028 | 1,899.8 |
| 75–84 years | 1,167 | 3,852.9 | 1,073 | 3,850.0 |
| 85 years and over | 911 | 8,501.3 | 881 | 9,118.2 |
| Not stated | 1 | … | - | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 595.3 | … | 604.5 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander, total2, both sexes | ||||
| All ages | 36,794 | 301.7 | 34,875 | 296.6 |
| Under 1 year1 | 769 | 427.5 | 797 | 483.0 |
| 1–4 years | 159 | 23.2 | 146 | 21.6 |
| 5–14 years | 210 | 12.3 | 207 | 12.3 |
| 15–24 years | 796 | 42.8 | 721 | 39.0 |
| 25–34 years | 1,035 | 46.1 | 897 | 41.0 |
| 35–44 years | 1,697 | 83.2 | 1,664 | 84.5 |
| 45–54 years | 3,244 | 199.9 | 3,024 | 199.3 |
| 55–64 years | 4,564 | 497.7 | 4,326 | 509.0 |
| 65–74 years | 7,196 | 1,266.9 | 6,887 | 1,283.0 |
| 75–84 years | 9,697 | 3,350.4 | 9,210 | 3,495.2 |
| 85 years and over | 7,423 | 9,644.6 | 6,990 | 10,270.7 |
| Not stated | 5 | … | 6 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 488.5 | … | 506.4 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander2, male | ||||
| All ages | 19,687 | 332.6 | 19,018 | 332.9 |
| Under 1 year1 | 421 | 458.4 | 447 | 529.4 |
| 1–4 years | 85 | 24.7 | 79 | 23.3 |
| 5–14 years | 118 | 13.5 | 111 | 12.9 |
| 15–24 years | 545 | 58.1 | 516 | 55.2 |
| 25–34 years | 676 | 61.2 | 590 | 55.0 |
| 35–44 years | 1,051 | 106.9 | 993 | 104.9 |
| 45–54 years | 1,870 | 248.1 | 1,761 | 249.7 |
| 55–64 years | 2,712 | 629.2 | 2,565 | 642.4 |
| 65–74 years | 3,812 | 1,541.4 | 3,845 | 1,661.0 |
| 75–84 years | 5,040 | 4,131.2 | 4,834 | 4,328.2 |
| 85 years and over | 3,355 | 11,248.6 | 3,272 | 12,125.3 |
| Not stated | 2 | … | 5 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 593.2 | … | 624.2 |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | |||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| Asian or Pacific Islander2, female | ||||
| All ages | 17,107 | 272.6 | 15,857 | 262.3 |
| Under 1 year1 | 348 | 395.2 | 350 | 434.3 |
| 1–4 years | 74 | 21.7 | 67 | 20.0 |
| 5–14 years | 92 | 11.0 | 96 | 11.7 |
| 15–24 years | 251 | 27.2 | 205 | 22.4 |
| 25–34 years | 359 | 31.4 | 307 | 27.6 |
| 35–44 years | 646 | 61.1 | 671 | 65.6 |
| 45–54 years | 1,374 | 158.1 | 1,263 | 155.5 |
| 55–64 years | 1,851 | 380.9 | 1,761 | 390.9 |
| 65–74 years | 3,385 | 1,055.5 | 3,042 | 996.4 |
| 75–84 years | 4,657 | 2,781.5 | 4,376 | 2,882.4 |
| 85 years and over | 4,068 | 8,629.8 | 3,718 | 9,052.2 |
| Not stated | 3 | … | 1 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 409.0 | … | 416.8 |
| Hispanic4, both sexes | ||||
| All ages | 112,584 | 304.5 | 107,254 | 303.8 |
| Under 1 year1 | 4,744 | 580.5 | 4,598 | 596.3 |
| 1–4 years | 916 | 30.5 | 872 | 29.6 |
| 5–14 years | 1,027 | 14.6 | 1,065 | 15.7 |
| 15–24 years | 4,981 | 74.5 | 4,793 | 72.8 |
| 25–34 years | 5,683 | 82.8 | 5,509 | 84.6 |
| 35–44 years | 8,350 | 153.2 | 8,085 | 157.6 |
| 45–54 years | 11,219 | 330.2 | 10,356 | 330.2 |
| 55–64 years | 13,189 | 714.2 | 12,733 | 744.4 |
| 65–74 years | 20,100 | 1,769.7 | 19,420 | 1,803.8 |
| 75–84 years | 23,449 | 4,228.7 | 21,951 | 4,335.9 |
| 85 years and over | 18,867 | 11,796.7 | 17,818 | 11,822.9 |
| Not stated | 59 | … | 54 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 654.6 | … | 665.7 |
| Hispanic4, male | ||||
| All ages | 62,706 | 329.7 | 60,172 | 331.3 |
| Under 1 year1 | 2,625 | 630.1 | 2,514 | 637.1 |
| 1–4 years | 523 | 34.1 | 475 | 31.5 |
| 5–14 years | 595 | 16.5 | 622 | 17.9 |
| 15–24 years | 3,952 | 109.6 | 3,837 | 107.7 |
| 25–34 years | 4,271 | 115.5 | 4,200 | 120.2 |
| 35–44 years | 5,841 | 206.6 | 5,597 | 211.0 |
| 45–54 years | 7,358 | 436.9 | 6,808 | 439.0 |
| 55–64 years | 7,919 | 911.6 | 7,760 | 965.7 |
| 65–74 years | 11,181 | 2,232.7 | 10,842 | 2,287.9 |
| 75–84 years | 11,662 | 5,214.7 | 10,973 | 5,395.3 |
| 85 years and over | 6,732 | 12,821.6 | 6,493 | 13,086.2 |
| Not stated | 49 | … | 51 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 796.0 | … | 818.1 |
TABLE 6.18
Deaths and death rates by ages, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, final 2000 and preliminary 2001
| 2001 | 2000 | |||
| Age, race, and sex | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| Hispanic4, female | ||||
| All ages | 49,878 | 277.8 | 47,082 | 274.6 |
| Under 1 year1 | 2,119 | 528.9 | 2,084 | 553.6 |
| 1–4 years | 393 | 26.8 | 397 | 27.5 |
| 5–14 years | 432 | 12.5 | 443 | 13.4 |
| 15–24 years | 1,030 | 33.4 | 956 | 31.7 |
| 25–34 years | 1,413 | 44.7 | 1,309 | 43.4 |
| 35–44 years | 2,510 | 95.7 | 2,488 | 100.5 |
| 45–54 years | 3,861 | 225.3 | 3,548 | 223.8 |
| 55–64 years | 5,270 | 538.9 | 4,973 | 548.4 |
| 65–74 years | 8,919 | 1,404.5 | 8,578 | 1,423.2 |
| 75–84 years | 11,787 | 3,562.3 | 10,978 | 3,624.5 |
| 85 years and over | 12,135 | 11,295.8 | 11,325 | 11,202.8 |
| Not stated | 10 | … | 3 | … |
| Age-adjusted rate | … | 541.9 | … | 546.0 |
| …Category not applicable. | ||||
| - Quantity zero. | ||||
| 1Death rates for "Under 1 year" (based on population estimates) differ from infant mortality rates (based on live births). | ||||
| 2Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on the death certificate. Data for persons of Hispanic origin are included in the data for each race group, according to the race. | ||||
| 3Includes deaths among Aleuts and Eskimos. | ||||
| 4Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race. | ||||
| Notes: Data are subject to sampling and/or random variation. The number of deaths and death rates for Hispanic origin and specified races other than white and black should be interpreted with caution because of inconsistencies between reporting Hispanic origin and race on death certificates and censuses and surveys1. Figures for 2001 are based on weighted data rounded to the nearest individual, so categories may not add to totals. | ||||
| SOURCE: Elizabeth Arias and Betty L. Smith, "Table 1. Deaths and Death Rates by Ages, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin and Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Sex and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, Final 2000 and Preliminary 2001," in "Deaths Preliminary Data for 2001," National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 51, no. 5, March 14, 2003 [Online] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_05.pdf [accessed March 11, 2004] | ||||
TABLE 6.19
Death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age | 19501 | 19601 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| All persons | Deaths per 100,000 resident population | |||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 5.1 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| All ages, crude | 5.0 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
| Under 1 year | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| 1–14 years | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1–4 years | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 5–14 years | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 15–24 years | 5.8 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 |
| 15–19 years | 3.9 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 20–24 years | 8.5 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 16.0 | 17.3 |
| 25–44 years | 8.9 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 25–34 years | 9.3 | 9.2 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| 35–44 years | 8.4 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 9.5 |
| 45–64 years | 5.0 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| 45–54 years | 5.9 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 55–64 years | 3.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 65 years and over | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 65–74 years | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 75–84 years | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 85 years and over | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Male | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 7.9 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 10.8 |
| All ages, crude | 7.7 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 |
| Under 1 year | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 1–14 years | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1–4 years | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| 5–14 years | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 15–24 years | 8.6 | 8.4 | 18.2 | 24.0 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 20.9 | 22.2 |
| 15–19 years | 5.5 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 15.5 | 15.7 |
| 20–24 years | 13.5 | 11.8 | 25.6 | 32.2 | 36.9 | 36.5 | 26.7 | 28.9 |
| 25–44 years | 13.8 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 28.9 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 17.2 |
| 25–34 years | 14.4 | 13.9 | 26.8 | 31.9 | 27.7 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 20.8 |
| 35–44 years | 13.2 | 11.7 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 13.9 |
| 45–64 years | 8.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| 45–54 years | 9.5 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 9.5 |
| 55–64 years | 6.3 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 65 years and over | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 65–74 years | 5.2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 75–84 years | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 85 years and over | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Female | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| All ages, crude | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Under 1 year | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| 1–14 years | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1–4 years | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 5–14 years | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 15–24 years | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 15–19 years | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 20–24 years | 3.7 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 25–44 years | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| 25–34 years | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 35–44 years | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| 45–64 years | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| 45–54 years | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 55–64 years | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 65 years and over | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| 65–74 years | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| 75–84 years | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 85 years and over | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
TABLE 6.19
Death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age | 19501 | 19601 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| White male2 | Deaths per 100,000 resident population | |||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 3.8 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| All ages, crude | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| Under 1 year | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 1–14 years | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 15–24 years | 3.2 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
| 25–44 years | 5.4 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 |
| 25–34 years | 4.9 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 12.3 |
| 35–44 years | 6.1 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 10.7 |
| 45–64 years | 4.8 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| 65 years and over | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Black or African American male2 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 47.0 | 42.3 | 78.2 | 69.4 | 63.1 | 51.1 | 35.4 | 36.2 |
| All ages, crude | 44.7 | 35.0 | 66.0 | 65.7 | 68.5 | 54.5 | 37.2 | 38.3 |
| Under 1 year | - - - | 10.3 | 14.3 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 23.3 | 21.0 |
| 1–14 years 3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 15–24 years | 53.8 | 43.2 | 98.3 | 82.6 | 137.1 | 129.4 | 85.3 | 85.7 |
| 25–44 years | 92.8 | 80.5 | 140.2 | 130.0 | 105.4 | 75.8 | 55.8 | 58.1 |
| 25–34 years | 104.3 | 86.4 | 154.5 | 142.9 | 123.7 | 95.1 | 73.9 | 78.8 |
| 35–44 years | 80.0 | 74.4 | 124.0 | 109.3 | 81.2 | 54.9 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| 45–64 years | 46.0 | 44.6 | 82.3 | 70.6 | 41.4 | 33.4 | 21.9 | 22.7 |
| 65 years and over | 16.5 | 17.3 | 33.3 | 30.9 | 25.7 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native male2 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | - - - | - - - | - - - | 23.3 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| All ages, crude | - - - | - - - | - - - | 23.1 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 9.6 |
| 15–24 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 35.4 | 25.1 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 16.1 |
| 25–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 39.2 | 25.7 | 24.6 | 17.0 | 13.6 |
| 45–64 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 22.1 | 14.8 | 12.0 | * | 8.9 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander male2 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| All ages, crude | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| 15–24 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.3 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| 25–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 11.3 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| 45–64 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | 10.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino male2,4 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 27.4 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| All ages, crude | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 31.0 | 23.5 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| Under 1 year | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| 1–14 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 15–24 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 55.4 | 54.7 | 28.5 | 30.5 |
| 25–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 46.4 | 28.8 | 17.2 | 19.2 |
| 25–34 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 50.9 | 33.0 | 19.9 | 21.6 |
| 35–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 39.3 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 15.9 |
| 45–64 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 20.5 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| 65 years and over | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.4 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| White, not Hispanic or Latino male4 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| All ages, crude | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| Under 1 year | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| 1–14 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 15–24 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 7.5 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 25–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| 25–34 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 9.3 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 9.3 |
| 35–44 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 9.5 |
| 45–64 years | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 5.9 |
| 65 years and over | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
TABLE 6.19
Death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: Selected years 1950–2001
[Data are based on death certificates]
| Sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age | 19501 | 19601 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| White female2 | Deaths per 100,000 resident population | |||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| All ages, crude | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Under 1 year | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| 1–14 years | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 15–24 years | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| 25–44 years | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| 45–64 years | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 65 years and over | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Black or African American female3 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | 11.1 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| All ages, crude | 11.5 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Under 1 year | - - - | 13.8 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 22.8 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 16.7 |
| 1–14 years3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 15–24 years | 16.5 | 11.9 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
| 25–44 years | 22.5 | 22.7 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 21.0 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 12.5 |
| 45–64 years | 6.8 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| 65 years and over | 3.6 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native female2 | ||||||||
| All ages, age adjusted | - - - | - - - | - - - | 8.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| All ages, crude | - - - | - -- | - - - | 7.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 15–24 years | - - - | - -- | - - - | * | * | * | * | * |
| 25–44 years | - - - | - -- | - - - | 13.7 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 45–64 years | - - - | - | ||||||