Leading Causes of Death in 1900 and in 2000
| Deaths per 100,000Population | |
| 1900 | |
| Major cardiovascular diseases | 345.2 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 202.2 |
| Tuberculosis | 194.4 |
| 2000 | |
| Diseases of the heart and stroke | 317.3 |
| Malignancies (cancer) | 199.9 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 44.8 |
| Source: For 1900 data: Historical Statistics of the United States, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Table B149-166, p. 58. For 2000 data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obtained at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm. | |
Leading Causes of Death in 1999
| Number of Deaths | ||
| All causes | 2,391,399 | |
| Diseases of the heart | 725,192 | |
| Cancer (malignant neoplasms) | 549,838 | |
| Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases) | 167,366 | |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 124,181 | |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 97,860 | |
| Diabeters mellitus | 68,399 | |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 63,730 | |
| Alzheimer's disease | 44,536 | |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 35,525 | |
| Septicemia | 30,680 | |
| Source: Anderson, Robert N. Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 11, October 12, 2001. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||
Top Ten Leading Causes of Death, Men and Women, 1999
| % of All Deaths and Rank | ||||
| Women | Men | |||
| (%) | Rank | (%) | Rank | |
| Heart disease | 30.7 | 1 | 29.9 | 1 |
| Cancer | 21.7 | 2 | 24.3 | 2 |
| Stroke | 8.5 | 3 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Respiratory diseases | 5.1 | 4 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Diabeters | 3.1 | 5 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Influenza/pneumonia | 3.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 7 |
| Accidents | 2.8 | 7 | 5.4 | 4 |
| Alzheimer's | 2.6 | 8 | 1.1 | - |
| Kidney diseases | 1.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 10 |
| Septicemia | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 | - |
| Liver diseases | 0.8 | - | 1.5 | 9 |
| Suicide | 0.5 | - | 2.0 | 8 |
| Source: Anderson, Robert N. Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 11, October 12, 2001. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||||
Top Ten Leading Causes of Deaths by Race
| Asian/PI stands for Asians and Pacific Islanders. American Indian includes Native Alaskans. | ||||||||
| Percent of all Deaths | Rank | |||||||
| White | African American | American Indian | Asian/PI | White | African American | American Indian | Asian/PI | |
| Heart disease | 30.8 | 27.6 | 21.3 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | 23.2 | 21.7 | 16.2 | 26.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stroke | 7.0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Respiratory diseases | 5.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Accidents | 4.0 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Influenza/pneumonia | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Diabeters | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Alzheimer's | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Kidney diseases | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 |
| Suicide | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 10 | - | 9 | 8 |
| Septicemia | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Liver diseases | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Homicide | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - | 8 | 10 | - |
| HIV | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Source: Anderson, Robert N. Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 11, October 12, 2001. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||||||||
Top Ten Leading Causes of Infant Deaths in 1999
| Percent of Deaths | ||
| Leading Causes of Death | ||
| Congenital malformations | 19.6 | |
| Death related to low birth weight | 15.7 | |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 9.5 | |
| Maternal complications of pregnancy | 5.0 | |
| Respirotary diseases | 4.0 | |
| Complications of placenta, cord, and membranes | 3.7 | |
| Accidents | 3.0 | |
| Bacterial sepsis | 2.5 | |
| Diseses of the circulatory system | 2.4 | |
| Atelectasis | 2.3 | |
| Births and Deaths | ||
| Total births-Number | 3,959,000 | |
| Deaths before age 1-Number | 27,937 | |
| Deaths before the age of 28 days | 18,728 | |
| Percentiles | ||
| Deaths before age 1 as % of all births | 0.71 | |
| Deaths before age 28 days as % of all births | 0.47 | |
| Death before age 28 as % of all infant deaths | 67.04 | |
| Source: Anderson, Robert N. Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 11, October 12, 2001. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||
Death Rates per 100,000 Population, 1979 to 1998, Selected Diseases
| Year | Ischemic Heart Disease | Females | |||
| Fenakes Stroke | Breast Cancer | Diabetes | |||
| Males | Females | ||||
| 1979 | 454.7 | 255.5 | 92.3 | 31.2 | 17.3 |
| 1980 | 459.7 | 263.1 | 91.7 | 31.9 | 18.0 |
| 1981 | 440.1 | 250.3 | 85.7 | 32.0 | 17.4 |
| 1982 | 427.8 | 243.7 | 80.4 | 32.2 | 17.0 |
| 1983 | 420.6 | 241.8 | 77.4 | 32.1 | 17.6 |
| 1984 | 403.7 | 233.4 | 75.4 | 32.9 | 16.7 |
| 1985 | 393.7 | 227.0 | 73.3 | 33.0 | 17.0 |
| 1986 | 373.2 | 219.1 | 70.2 | 32.8 | 16.8 |
| 1987 | 359.7 | 212.5 | 68.8 | 32.7 | 16.9 |
| 1988 | 352.1 | 209.0 | 67.4 | 33.2 | 17.5 |
| 1989 | 337.4 | 200.5 | 64.1 | 33.2 | 19.8 |
| 1990 | 328.2 | 193.9 | 62.6 | 33.3 | 19.9 |
| 1991 | 316.7 | 187.8 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 19.8 |
| 1992 | 306.7 | 182.1 | 59.3 | 31.8 | 19.8 |
| [Continued] | |||||
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Death Rates per 100,000 Population, 1979 to 1998, Selected Diseases [Continued]
| Year | Ischemic Heart Disease | Females | ||||||||
| Fenakes Stroke | Breast Cancer | Diabetes | ||||||||
| Males | Females | |||||||||
| 1993 | 306.7 | 182.7 | 60.3 | 31.5 | 20.9 | |||||
| 1994 | 295.0 | 176.3 | 60.4 | 31.1 | 21.5 | |||||
| 1995 | 287.8 | 173.6 | 61.4 | 30.8 | 22.0 | |||||
| 1996 | 276.9 | 167.7 | 60.8 | 29.8 | 22.4 | |||||
| 1997 | 265.7 | 160.9 | 59.5 | 28.6 | 22.3 | |||||
| 1998 | 254.1 | 155.6 | 58.2 | 27.9 | 22.3 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | ||||||||||
Death Rates of Females by Race, 1979 to 1999, Ischemic Heart Disease
| Whites | Blacks | Non-Whites | ||||
| 1979 | 255.4 | 255.8 | 242.4 | |||
| 1980 | 262.6 | 274.2 | 254.6 | |||
| 1981 | 250.2 | 258.1 | 238.5 | |||
| 1982 | 243.7 | 250.0 | 230.6 | |||
| 1983 | 241.1 | 254.6 | 235.5 | |||
| 1984 | 232.9 | 244.2 | 225.6 | |||
| 1985 | 226.3 | 241.2 | 221.9 | |||
| 1986 | 218.0 | 238.7 | 218.7 | |||
| 1987 | 211.5 | 232.4 | 212.3 | |||
| 1988 | 207.6 | 232.3 | 211.7 | |||
| 1989 | 198.5 | 228.7 | 208.0 | |||
| 1990 | 192.1 | 220.1 | 200.3 | |||
| 1991 | 185.8 | 218.6 | 196.9 | |||
| 1992 | 179.9 | 212.3 | 191.9 | |||
| 1993 | 180.3 | 217.4 | 195.3 | |||
| 1994 | 174.3 | 206.4 | 185.4 | |||
| 1995 | 171.4 | 205.4 | 183.9 | |||
| 1996 | 165.8 | 198.7 | 175.3 | |||
| 1997 | 159.1 | 191.7 | 168.1 | |||
| 1998 | 153.7 | 186.8 | 163.4 | |||
| 1999 | 152.5 | 192.5 | 167.4 | |||
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System,accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | ||||||
Obesity-1960 to 1999
| Persons 20-74 years, age adjusted to 2000 population. NA stands for Not Available. For definitions of obesity and overweight, please see text in Part I. | ||||||
| Percent Obese | Percent Overweight | |||||
| Men | Women | |||||
| All Races | White | Black | All | Men | ||
| 1960-1962 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 26.8 | 13.3 | 38.3 |
| 1971-1974 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 29.7 | 14.6 | 41.5 |
| 1976-1980 | 12.8 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 31.3 | 15.1 | 39.2 |
| 1988-1994 | 20.6 | 26.0 | 24.3 | 39.0 | 23.3 | 39.9 |
| 1999 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 27.0 | NA |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Examination Statistics. Unpublished data. Retrieved http://www.cdc.gov/ on June 1, 2002. | ||||||
Mammograms and Possible Breast Cancer Relationships-Women, 1987 to 1998, Selected Years
| Death rates are per 100,000 population. | ||||
| Year | % of Women Who Had Mammograms | Breast Cancer Death Rates | ||
| White | Black | White | Black | |
| 1987 | 29.6 | 24.0 | 32.6 | 36.4 |
| 1990 | 52.2 | 46.4 | 33.2 | 38.1 |
| 1991 | 55.6 | 48.0 | 32.6 | 38.2 |
| 1993 | 60.0 | 59.1 | 31.3 | 38.1 |
| 1994 | 60.6 | 64.3 | 30.8 | 37.8 |
| 1998 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 27.3 | 35.7 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health United States, 2001, p. 279, downloaded from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/tables/2001/01hus082 | ||||
Breast Cancer Survival Rates for Women, Selected Years
| Survival rates show the percent of individuals still alive five years after initial diagnosis. | ||
| % Surviving | ||
| White | Black | |
| 1974-79 | 75.2 | 63.1 |
| 1974-79 | 77.1 | 65.9 |
| 1974-79 | 79.7 | 63.7 |
| 1974-79 | 84.6 | 69.6 |
| 1974-79 | 86.7 | 70.6 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health United States, 2001, p. 279, downloaded from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/tables/2001/01hus082.pdf. Survival rates are from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Cancer Statistics Branch, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. | ||
People with High Serum Cholesterol, Selected Years
| Percent with High Serum Cholesterol | ||||||||||||
| All Races | Whites | African Americans | ||||||||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||||
| 1960-62 | 30.6 | 35.6 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 26.0 | 31.8 | ||||||
| 1971-74 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 26.6 | 30.5 | ||||||
| 1975-80 | 26.4 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 25.8 | 26.2 | ||||||
| 1988-94 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 19.5 | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 31, 1997, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00049741.htm. | ||||||||||||
Prevalence and Incidence of Self-reported Diabetes Mellitus, by Year — United States
| Age-adjustment, in this case to 1985 population structure, is conducted to make data more comparable, year to year, despite shifting age structure of the population. | |||||||
| Year | Prevalence | Incidence-Diagnosed in Last 12 mo. | |||||
| Number of Existing Cases (000) | Rate per 1,000 Population | Age-Adjusted Rate per 1,000 Population | Number of Existing Cases (000) | Rate per 1,000 Population | Age-Adjusted Rate per 1,000 Population | ||
| 1980 | 5,528 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 541 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 1981 | 5,645 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 501 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| 1982 | 5,729 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 713 | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| 1983 | 5,613 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 690 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 1984 | 6,004 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 645 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 1985 | 6,134 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 679 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 1986 | 6,563 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 644 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| [Continued] | |||||||
Prevalence and Incidence of Self-reported Diabetes Mellitus, by Year — United States [Continued]
| Year | Prevalence | Incidence-Diagnosed in Last 12 mo. | ||||||||||
| Number of Existing Cases (000) | Rate per 1,000 Population | Age-Adjusted Rate per 1,000 Population | Number of Existing Cases (000) | Rate per 1,000 Population | Age-Adjusted Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||||
| 1987 | 6,609 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 715 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 1988 | 6,162 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 678 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||||
| 1989 | 6,467 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 677 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||||
| 1990 | 6,212 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 521 | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||||||
| 1991 | 7,206 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 613 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||||||
| 1992 | 7,365 | 29.3 | 28.5 | 613 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||||||
| 1993 | 7,783 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 865 | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||||||
| 1994 | 7,744 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 965 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 31, 1997, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00049741.htm. | ||||||||||||
Maternal Mortality Rates, Selected Years
| Rise in values from 1998 to 1999 in part due to redefinition of mortality codes. | |||
| Year | Deaths per 100,000 Live Births | ||
| All | White | Black | |
| 1950 | 73.7 | 53.1 | NA |
| 1960 | 32.1 | 22.4 | 92.0 |
| 1970 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 65.5 |
| 1980 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 24.9 |
| 1990 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 21.7 |
| 1995 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 20.9 |
| 1996 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 19.9 |
| 1997 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 20.1 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 16.1 |
| 1999 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 23.3 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health United States, 2001, obtained from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/tables/2001/01hus044.pdf. | |||
Death Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 255.5 | 454.7 | 462.3 | 315.9 | 377.5 |
| 1980 | 263.1 | 459.7 | 466.3 | 334.5 | 392.2 |
| 1981 | 250.3 | 440.1 | 447.4 | 316.2 | 366.2 |
| 1982 | 243.7 | 427.8 | 434.9 | 305.3 | 356.7 |
| 1983 | 241.8 | 420.6 | 427.3 | 308.2 | 354.0 |
| 1984 | 233.4 | 403.7 | 410.1 | 296.6 | 340.8 |
| 1985 | 227.0 | 393.7 | 399.3 | 293.4 | 338.4 |
| 1986 | 219.1 | 373.2 | 377.8 | 288.2 | 327.3 |
| 1987 | 212.5 | 359.7 | 363.4 | 281.8 | 322.0 |
| 1988 | 209.0 | 352.1 | 355.7 | 279.8 | 315.6 |
| 1989 | 200.5 | 337.4 | 339.6 | 276.1 | 312.3 |
| 1990 | 193.9 | 328.2 | 330.5 | 267.0 | 302.1 |
| 1991 | 187.8 | 316.7 | 318.4 | 264.1 | 296.1 |
| 1992 | 182.1 | 306.7 | 308.4 | 255.8 | 286.6 |
| 1993 | 182.7 | 306.7 | 307.8 | 260.5 | 291.0 |
| 1994 | 176.3 | 295.0 | 296.3 | 247.4 | 277.1 |
| 1995 | 173.6 | 287.8 | 288.4 | 247.1 | 276.3 |
| 1996 | 167.7 | 276.9 | 278.9 | 235.3 | 254.2 |
| 1997 | 160.9 | 265.7 | 267.1 | 228.3 | 247.6 |
| 1998 | 155.6 | 254.1 | 255.2 | 221.9 | 239.1 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Death Rates for Lung Cancer, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 22.4 | 82.9 | 81.6 | 101.7 | 93.4 |
| 1980 | 24.4 | 85.2 | 83.8 | 107.6 | 97.3 |
| 1981 | 25.1 | 85.4 | 83.8 | 109.7 | 94.4 |
| 1982 | 26.6 | 87.1 | 85.5 | 112.4 | 99.8 |
| 1983 | 28.3 | 87.1 | 85.5 | 112.6 | 99.9 |
| 1984 | 29.1 | 88.3 | 86.4 | 118.0 | 104.1 |
| 1985 | 30.6 | 88.6 | 86.8 | 117.3 | 103.1 |
| 1986 | 31.5 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 119.1 | 104.0 |
| 1987 | 32.9 | 90.0 | 88.0 | 121.6 | 105.5 |
| 1988 | 34.3 | 89.9 | 87.9 | 122.2 | 105.5 |
| 1989 | 35.9 | 89.8 | 87.6 | 124.6 | 106.6 |
| 1990 | 37.1 | 91.1 | 89.0 | 125.4 | 107.2 |
| 1991 | 37.8 | 90.2 | 88.2 | 123.0 | 105.1 |
| [Continued] | |||||
Death Rates for Lung Cancer, 1979 to 1998 [Continued]
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1992 | 38.9 | 88.2 | 86.3 | 120.5 | 102.5 |
| 1993 | 39.6 | 87.9 | 85.9 | 121.1 | 103.3 |
| 1994 | 40.0 | 86.0 | 84.1 | 117.5 | 100.1 |
| 1995 | 40.7 | 84.7 | 82.9 | 81.4 | 111.5 |
| 1996 | 40.9 | 82.9 | 81.4 | 111.5 | 93.9 |
| 1997 | 41.4 | 81.6 | 80.2 | 108.3 | 91.1 |
| 1998 | 41.5 | 79.9 | 78.6 | 105.2 | 88.5 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Death Rates for Prostate Cancer, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | |||
| All Races | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 32.1 | 30.1 | 56.3 | 51.0 |
| 1980 | 32.8 | 30.5 | 61.1 | 54.3 |
| 1981 | 32.7 | 30.3 | 62.1 | 54.9 |
| 1982 | 32.9 | 30.7 | 60.9 | 53.7 |
| 1983 | 33.4 | 31.1 | 63.0 | 55.0 |
| 1984 | 33.6 | 31.2 | 64.5 | 56.0 |
| 1985 | 33.4 | 30.8 | 65.8 | 57.4 |
| 1986 | 34.4 | 32.0 | 66.0 | 57.0 |
| 1987 | 34.6 | 32.1 | 67.8 | 58.0 |
| 1988 | 35.4 | 32.9 | 68.5 | 58.2 |
| 1989 | 36.6 | 34.1 | 70.6 | 59.9 |
| 1990 | 38.4 | 35.5 | 77.0 | 64.8 |
| 1991 | 38.9 | 36.2 | 76.6 | 63.8 |
| 1992 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 78.7 | 65.2 |
| 1993 | 39.1 | 36.0 | 80.0 | 67.0 |
| 1994 | 38.3 | 35.4 | 77.8 | 64.5 |
| 1995 | 37.1 | 34.2 | 75.7 | 63.1 |
| 1996 | 35.6 | 32.8 | 75.6 | 60.9 |
| 1997 | 33.8 | 31.1 | 71.1 | 56.9 |
| 1998 | 32.0 | 29.4 | 68.7 | 54.0 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | ||||
Death Rates for Colorectal Cancer, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 23.8 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 29.8 | 28.7 |
| 1980 | 23.8 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 30.5 |
| 1981 | 23.3 | 31.9 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 29.8 |
| 1982 | 23.0 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 32.9 | 30.5 |
| 1983 | 22.7 | 32.1 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 29.9 |
| 1984 | 23.1 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 34.0 | 31.1 |
| 1985 | 22.7 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 33.4 | 31.0 |
| 1986 | 21.9 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 34.7 | 31.7 |
| 1987 | 21.6 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 34.6 | 31.6 |
| 1988 | 21.2 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 33.8 | 30.5 |
| 1989 | 20.9 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 35.8 | 32.4 |
| 1990 | 20.6 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 37.3 | 33.0 |
| 1991 | 20.2 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 35.4 | 31.2 |
| 1992 | 19.9 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 35.8 | 31.4 |
| 1993 | 19.8 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 35.3 | 31.2 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 35.0 | 30.8 |
| 1995 | 19.3 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 35.6 | 31.3 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 33.6 | 29.1 |
| 1997 | 18.4 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 34.2 | 29.6 |
| 1998 | 18.2 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 32.7 | 28.3 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Death Rates from Accidents, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 25.8 | 69.5 | 67.5 | 88.7 | 86.0 |
| 1980 | 26.1 | 69.0 | 66.9 | 91.0 | 87.0 |
| 1981 | 24.1 | 65.1 | 63.7 | 82.2 | 77.1 |
| 1982 | 22.5 | 59.9 | 58.5 | 75.1 | 71.1 |
| 1983 | 22.3 | 58.0 | 56.5 | 74.7 | 70.2 |
| 1984 | 22.2 | 57.6 | 56.3 | 73.1 | 68.0 |
| 1985 | 22.2 | 57.1 | 55.5 | 75.6 | 69.9 |
| 1986 | 22.0 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 75.2 | 69.5 |
| 1987 | 22.2 | 56.4 | 54.6 | 75.4 | 69.2 |
| 1988 | 22.8 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 78.6 | 71.6 |
| 1989 | 22.4 | 54.9 | 53.0 | 77.0 | 68.9 |
| 1990 | 21.5 | 52.9 | 51.4 | 69.0 | 63.1 |
| 1991 | 20.8 | 50.7 | 49.1 | 68.0 | 61.0 |
| 1992 | 20.0 | 48.6 | 47.4 | 63.2 | 57.1 |
| [Continued] | |||||
Death Rates from Accidents, 1979 to 1998 [Continued]
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1993 | 20.7 | 50.1 | 48.6 | 66.9 | 59.5 |
| 1994 | 20.9 | 50.1 | 48.6 | 65.3 | 59.1 |
| 1995 | 21.3 | 50.2 | 48.9 | 64.9 | 58.4 |
| 1996 | 21.9 | 49.5 | 48.7 | 61.6 | 54.7 |
| 1997 | 21.8 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 60.3 | 54.2 |
| 1998 | 22.1 | 49.4 | 48.7 | 60.8 | 53.4 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Death Rates from Suicide, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 12.7 | 13.0 |
| 1980 | 5.7 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| 1981 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| 1983 | 5.5 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 1984 | 5.6 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 1985 | 5.2 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| 1986 | 5.5 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| 1987 | 5.3 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 1988 | 5.1 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| 1989 | 4.9 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
| 1990 | 4.8 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 4.7 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| 1992 | 4.7 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| 1993 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| 1994 | 4.5 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| 1996 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Death Rates from Homicide, 1979 to 1998
| Year | Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||
| All Races | Males | ||||
| Females | Males | White | Black | Non-White | |
| 1979 | 4.2 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 67.5 | 58.7 |
| 1980 | 4.4 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 69.4 | 59.2 |
| 1981 | 4.2 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 67.2 | 56.5 |
| 1982 | 4.1 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 60.3 | 50.5 |
| 1983 | 3.8 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 52.5 | 43.9 |
| 1984 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 49.8 | 41.1 |
| 1985 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 48.4 | 39.6 |
| 1986 | 4.0 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 53.8 | 43.9 |
| 1987 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 51.6 | 41.6 |
| 1988 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 55.2 | 44.1 |
| 1989 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 7.6 | 57.6 | 45.8 |
| 1990 | 4.0 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 63.1 | 49.5 |
| 1991 | 4.3 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 66.0 | 51.6 |
| 1992 | 4.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 61.7 | 48.0 |
| 1993 | 4.2 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 63.4 | 49.5 |
| 1994 | 3.9 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 59.1 | 46.1 |
| 1995 | 3.8 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 51.8 | 40.5 |
| 1996 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 47.1 | 36.5 |
| 1997 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 43.1 | 33.4 |
| 1998 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 38.4 | 29.5 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | |||||
Suicide Rate for Males as Percent of Population
| Year | Male Suicide Rate per 100,000 | Males 15-24 as % of Population |
| 1979 | 69.5 | 9.1 |
| 1980 | 69.0 | 9.1 |
| 1981 | 65.1 | 9.0 |
| 1982 | 59.9 | 8.8 |
| 1983 | 58.0 | 8.6 |
| 1984 | 57.6 | 8.4 |
| 1985 | 57.1 | 8.2 |
| 1986 | 57.2 | 8.1 |
| 1987 | 56.4 | 7.9 |
| 1988 | 57.0 | 7.7 |
| 1989 | 54.9 | 7.5 |
| 1990 | 52.9 | 7.6 |
| 1991 | 50.7 | 7.4 |
| [Continued] | ||
Suicide Rate for Males as Percent of Population [Continued]
| Year | Male Suicide Rate per 100,000 | Males 15-24 as % of Population |
| 1992 | 48.6 | 7.3 |
| 1993 | 50.1 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 50.1 | 7.1 |
| 1995 | 50.2 | 7.0 |
| 1996 | 49.5 | 7.0 |
| 1997 | 49.2 | 7.0 |
| 1998 | 49.4 | 7.0 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. Population data from U.S. Bureau of the Census. | ||
Male Suicides in 1999 by Age
| Age Group | Number of Suicides | Percent of Total |
| 10-14 | 192 | 0.8 |
| 15-19 | 1,347 | 5.7 |
| 20-24 | 1,979 | 8.4 |
| 25-34 | 4,194 | 17.9 |
| 35-44 | 5,019 | 21.4 |
| 45-54 | 3,854 | 16.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,255 | 9.6 |
| 65 and over | 4,618 | 19.7 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. "Suicide Among Black Youths-United States, 1980-1995," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control, March 20, 1998. | ||
Historical Suicide Rates per 100,000 Population, Both Sexes, All Races
| Year | Suicide Rate | |
| 1900 | 10.2 | |
| 1910 | 15.3 | |
| 1920 | 10.2 | |
| 1930 | 15.6 | |
| 1940 | 14.4 | |
| 1950 | 11.4 | |
| [Continued] | ||
Historical Suicide Rates per 100,000 Population, Both Sexes, All Races [Continued]
| Year | Suicide Rate |
| 1960 | 10.6 |
| 1970 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 11.9 |
| 1990 | 12.4 |
| 2000 | 10.0 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, 1975. | |
Suicide Rates of Whites and Blacks, Both Sexes, 1979 to 1998
| Data are age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. | ||
| Year | Suicide Rate | |
| Whites | Blacks | |
| 1979 | 12.9 | 6.9 |
| 1980 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
| 1981 | 12.9 | 6.1 |
| 1982 | 13.2 | 6.0 |
| 1983 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 13.5 | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 13.4 | 6.3 |
| 1986 | 14.0 | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 13.8 | 6.7 |
| 1988 | 13.5 | 6.8 |
| 1989 | 13.2 | 7.1 |
| 1990 | 13.5 | 6.9 |
| 1991 | 13.3 | 6.7 |
| 1992 | 13.0 | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 13.1 | 7.0 |
| 1994 | 12.9 | 7.0 |
| 1995 | 12.9 | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm, May 29, 2002. | ||
Low-Birthweight (LBW) Live Births, Selected Years
| Low-birthweight babies weigh less than 2,500 grams at birth. Superlow- birthweight babies weigh less than 1,500 grams. | |||||||
| LBW as % of Live Births | LBW Singletons (% of Live Birth) | ||||||
| All Races | Whites | Blacks | Superlow Births | All Races | Whites | Blacks | |
| 1970 | 7.93 | 6.85 | 13.90 | 1.17 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1975 | 7.38 | 6.27 | 13.19 | 1.16 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1980 | 6.84 | 5.72 | 12.69 | 1.15 | 5.96 | 4.90 | 11.46 |
| 1985 | 6.75 | 5.65 | 12.65 | 1.21 | 5.80 | 4.77 | 11.35 |
| 1990 | 6.97 | 5.70 | 13.25 | 1.27 | 5.90 | 4.68 | 11.86 |
| 1995 | 7.32 | 6.22 | 13.13 | 1.35 | 6.05 | 4.98 | 11.59 |
| 2000 | 7.80 | 6.70 | 13.10 | 1.45 | 6.00 | 4.99 | 11.15 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, United States, 2001. For 2000 data: National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 50, No. 5, February 12, 2002. | |||||||
Breastfeeding Rates, Selected Years
| Data for 1970-71 for Whites and Blacks includes Hispanics. | |||||
| Percent of Mothers Who Breast-fed | |||||
| Breast-fed in Hospital | Breast- fed 3 Month or More | ||||
| All Races | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | ||
| 1970-71 | 24.9 | 26.4 | 10.8 | NA | 12.3 |
| 1972-74 | 30.1 | 32.5 | 12.5 | 33.1 | 18.8 |
| 1975-77 | 36.7 | 38.9 | 16.8 | 42.9 | 24.3 |
| 1978-80 | 47.5 | 53.2 | 19.6 | 46.3 | 30.7 |
| 1981-83 | 58.1 | 64.3 | 26.0 | 52.8 | 39.7 |
| 1984-86 | 54.5 | 59.7 | 22.9 | 58.9 | 34.4 |
| 1987-89 | 52.3 | 58.3 | 21.0 | 51.3 | 32.2 |
| 1990-92 | 54.2 | 59.1 | 22.9 | 58.8 | 33.1 |
| 1993-94 | 58.1 | 61.2 | 27.4 | 67.4 | 32.7 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data from National Survey of Family Growth, published in Health, United States, 1994 and 2001. | |||||
Infant Mortality Rate, 1980 to 1999
| Infants are under one year of age. The rate is expressed as deaths per 1,000 live births. | |||||
| Year | All Races | Both Sexes | |||
| Both Sexes | Girls | Boys | Whites | Blacks | |
| 1980 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 10.9 | 22.2 |
| 1981 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 20.8 |
| 1982 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 20.5 |
| 1983 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 20.0 |
| 1984 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 19.2 |
| 1985 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 19.0 |
| 1986 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 18.9 |
| 1987 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 18.8 |
| 1988 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 18.5 |
| 1989 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 18.6 |
| 1990 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 18.0 |
| 1991 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 17.6 |
| 1992 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 16.8 |
| 1993 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 16.5 |
| 1994 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 15.8 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 14.2 |
| 1998 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 14.3 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 14.6 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 49, No. 8 and 11, September 21, 2001 and October 12, 2001. | |||||
Infant Mortality-50 Years of Decline
| Infants are under one year of age. The rate is expressed as deaths per 1,000 live births. | ||||||||||||
| Year | All races | White | Non-White | Black | ||||||||
| Both | Male | Female | Both | Male | Female | Both | Male | Female | Both | Male | Female | |
| 1940 | 47.0 | 52.5 | 41.3 | 43.2 | 48.3 | 37.8 | 73.8 | 82.2 | 65.2 | 72.9 | 81.1 | 64.6 |
| 1950 | 29.2 | 32.8 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 30.2 | 23.1 | 44.5 | 48.9 | 39.9 | 43.9 | 48.3 | 39.4 |
| 1960 | 26.0 | 29.3 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 26.0 | 19.6 | 43.2 | 47.9 | 38.5 | 44.3 | 49.1 | 39.4 |
| 1970 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 30.9 | 34.2 | 27.5 | 32.6 | 36.2 | 29.0 |
| 1980 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 17.5 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 16.2 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 13.2 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 49, No. 8 and 11, September 21, 2001 and October 12, 2001. | ||||||||||||
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Decline, 1983 to 1998
| Table updated from CDC sources past 1994. Data show deaths per 1,000 live birth in the year. | ||
| White | Black | |
| 1983 | 1.226 | 2.698 |
| 1984 | 1.232 | 2.533 |
| 1985 | 1.237 | 2.332 |
| 1986 | 1.210 | 2.447 |
| 1987 | 1.184 | 2.368 |
| 1988 | 1.216 | 2.380 |
| 1989 | 1.182 | 2.402 |
| 1990 | 1.107 | 2.306 |
| 1991 | 1.102 | 2.328 |
| 1992 | 1.012 | 2.184 |
| 1993 | 0.970 | 2.189 |
| 1994 | 0.851 | 1.941 |
| 1995 | 0.948 | 2.217 |
| 1996 | 0.818 | 2.319 |
| 1997 | 0.804 | 2.172 |
| 1998 | 0.773 | 2.137 |
| Source: "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, United States, 1983-1994", Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 45, No. 40, October 11, 1996. | ||
Estimated Life Expectancy at Birth in Years
| All races | White | Black1 | |||||||
| Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| 1948 | 67.2 | 64.6 | 69.9 | 68.0 | 65.5 | 71.0 | 60.0 | 58.1 | 62.5 |
| 1949 | 68.0 | 65.2 | 70.7 | 68.8 | 66.2 | 71.9 | 60.6 | 58.9 | 62.7 |
| 1950 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 66.5 | 72.2 | 60.8 | 59.1 | 62.9 |
| 1951 | 68.4 | 65.6 | 71.4 | 69.3 | 66.5 | 72.4 | 61.2 | 59.2 | 63.4 |
| 1952 | 68.6 | 65.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | 66.6 | 72.6 | 61.4 | 59.1 | 63.8 |
| 1953 | 68.8 | 66.0 | 72.0 | 69.7 | 66.8 | 73.0 | 62.0 | 59.7 | 64.5 |
| 1954 | 69.6 | 66.7 | 72.8 | 70.5 | 67.5 | 73.7 | 63.4 | 61.1 | 65.9 |
| 1955 | 69.6 | 66.7 | 72.8 | 70.5 | 67.4 | 73.7 | 63.7 | 61.4 | 66.1 |
| 1956 | 69.7 | 66.7 | 72.9 | 70.5 | 67.5 | 73.9 | 63.6 | 61.3 | 66.1 |
| 1957 | 69.5 | 66.4 | 72.7 | 70.3 | 67.2 | 73.7 | 63.0 | 60.7 | 65.5 |
| 1958 | 69.6 | 66.6 | 72.9 | 70.5 | 67.4 | 73.9 | 63.4 | 61.0 | 65.8 |
| 1959 | 69.9 | 66.8 | 73.2 | 70.7 | 67.5 | 74.2 | 63.9 | 61.3 | 66.5 |
| 1960 | 69.7 | 66.6 | 73.1 | 70.6 | 67.4 | 74.1 | 63.6 | 61.1 | 66.3 |
| 1961 | 70.2 | 67.1 | 73.6 | 71.0 | 67.8 | 74.6 | 64.5 | 62.0 | 67.1 |
| 1962 | 70.1 | 66.9 | 73.5 | 70.9 | 67.7 | 74.5 | 64.2 | 61.6 | 66.9 |
| 1963 | 69.9 | 66.6 | 73.4 | 70.8 | 67.4 | 74.4 | 63.7 | 61.0 | 66.6 |
| 1964 | 70.2 | 66.8 | 73.7 | 71.0 | 67.7 | 74.7 | 64.2 | 61.3 | 67.3 |
| [Continued] | |||||||||
Estimated Life Experctancy at Birth in Years [Continued]
| Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| 1965 | 70.2 | 66.8 | 73.8 | 71.1 | 67.6 | 74.8 | 64.3 | 61.2 | 67.6 |
| 1966 | 70.2 | 66.7 | 73.9 | 71.1 | 67.5 | 74.8 | 64.2 | 60.9 | 67.6 |
| 1967 | 70.5 | 67.0 | 74.3 | 71.4 | 67.8 | 75.2 | 64.9 | 61.4 | 68.5 |
| 1968 | 70.2 | 66.6 | 74.1 | 71.1 | 67.5 | 75.0 | 64.1 | 60.4 | 67.9 |
| 1969 | 70.5 | 66.8 | 74.4 | 71.4 | 67.7 | 75.3 | 64.5 | 60.6 | 68.6 |
| 1970 | 70.8 | 67.1 | 74.7 | 71.7 | 68.0 | 75.6 | 64.1 | 60.0 | 68.3 |
| 1971 | 71.1 | 67.4 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.8 | 64.6 | 60.5 | 68.9 |
| 1972 | 71.2 | 67.4 | 75.1 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.9 | 64.7 | 60.4 | 69.1 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 67.6 | 75.3 | 72.2 | 68.5 | 76.1 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 69.3 |
| 1974 | 72.0 | 68.2 | 75.9 | 72.8 | 69.0 | 76.7 | 66.0 | 61.7 | 70.3 |
| 1975 | 72.6 | 68.8 | 76.6 | 73.4 | 69.5 | 77.3 | 66.8 | 62.4 | 71.3 |
| 1976 | 72.9 | 69.1 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 69.9 | 77.5 | 67.2 | 62.9 | 71.6 |
| 1977 | 73.3 | 69.5 | 77.2 | 74.0 | 70.2 | 77.9 | 67.7 | 63.4 | 72.0 |
| 1978 | 73.5 | 69.6 | 77.3 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 78.0 | 68.1 | 63.7 | 72.4 |
| 1979 | 73.9 | 70.0 | 77.8 | 74.6 | 70.8 | 78.4 | 68.5 | 64.0 | 72.9 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 70.0 | 77.4 | 74.4 | 70.7 | 78.1 | 68.1 | 63.8 | 72.5 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 77.8 | 74.8 | 71.1 | 78.4 | 68.9 | 64.5 | 73.2 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 70.8 | 78.1 | 75.1 | 71.5 | 78.7 | 69.4 | 65.1 | 73.6 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 71.0 | 78.1 | 75.2 | 71.6 | 78.7 | 69.4 | 65.2 | 73.5 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 73.6 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 69.3 | 65.0 | 73.4 |
| 1986 | 74.7 | 71.2 | 78.2 | 75.4 | 71.9 | 78.8 | 69.1 | 64.8 | 73.4 |
| 1987 | 74.9 | 71.4 | 78.3 | 75.6 | 72.1 | 78.9 | 69.1 | 64.7 | 73.4 |
| 1988 | 74.9 | 71.4 | 78.3 | 75.6 | 72.2 | 78.9 | 68.9 | 64.4 | 73.2 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 71.7 | 78.5 | 75.9 | 72.5 | 79.2 | 68.8 | 64.3 | 73.3 |
| 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 | 77.2 | 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 |
| 2000 | 76.9 | 74.1 | 79.5 | 77.4 | 74.8 | 80.0 | 71.8 | 68.3 | 75.0 |
| Source: National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 47, No. 28, December 13, 1999, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Notes: 1. Prior to 1970, data for the black population are not available. Data shown for 1948-69 are for the nonwhite population. | |||||||||
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