| Cause of Death | White | African American/ Black | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Asian American/ Pacific Islander | Hispanic | White, non-Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 722.2 | 947.9 | 586.4 | 415.2 | 475.7 | 732.6 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 207.5 | 284.1 | 129.4 | 113.8 | 137.1 | 210.4 |
| Cerebro-vascular Diseases (including stroke) (Cancer) |
57.8 | 78.1 | 39.1 | 48.6 | 36.4 | 58.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms(Cancer) | 168.7 | 196.6 | 109.1 | 103.0 | 100.6 | 172.5 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 40.0 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 41.5 |
| HIV | 1.0 | 13.4 | NA | NA | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Maternal Mortality | 6.2 | 20.1 | a | a | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| Homicide/LegalIntervention | 2.1 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Suicide | 4.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
Key:
* Number of deaths in a given year per 100,000 persons in the population.
+ Average annual death rate.
a Number of deaths too statistically small to calculate (< 0).
Source: Health, United States, 2002, Tables 36-47. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
[Endnotes]
July, 2003