Table 1:
National age-standardised mortality rates by racial–ethnic group in 2019, and associated ranks and inequality metrics.
| Cause of Death | National Age-Standardised Mortality Rate and Rank, 2019 | Inequality Measures, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | AIAN | Asian | Black | Latino | White | Max. - Min. | Std. Deviation | Max. / Min. | Coef. of Variation | |||||||||||
| All causes | 783.4 (782.2–784.6) | - | 1028.2 (922.2–1142.3) | - | 442.3 (429.3–455.0) | - | 953.5 (947.5–958.8) | - | 595.6 (583.7–606.8) | - | 802.5 (800.3–804.7) | - | 585.8 | - | 244.5 | - | 2.32 | - | 0.32 | - |
| HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections | 1.9 (1.9–1.9) | 18 | 2.8 (2.4–3.3) | 19 | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 19 | 6.8 (6.6–7.0) | 14 | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 16 | 1.1 (1.1–1.1) | 19 | 6.2 | 13 | 2.5 | 13 | 11.58 | 1 | 0.93 | 1 |
| Respiratory infections and tuberculosis | 17.2 (17.1–17.3) | 11 | 26.0 (23.2–29.2) | 12 | 13.8 (13.3–14.3) | 7 | 20.1 (19.8–20.4) | 10 | 13.7 (13.3–14.1) | 11 | 17.3 (17.1–17.4) | 11 | 12.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 12 | 1.9 | 17 | 0.28 | 17 |
| Enteric infections | 2.3 (2.2–2.3) | 15 | 3.9 (3.2–4.5) | 17 | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | 17 | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | 18 | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 17 | 2.3 (2.3–2.4) | 15 | 2.7 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 3.31 | 9 | 0.42 | 11 |
| Other infectious diseases | 1.9 (1.8–1.9) | 19 | 2.9 (2.6–3.4) | 18 | 1.4 (1.2–1.5) | 15 | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 19 | 1.6 (1.5–1.6) | 18 | 1.8 (1.8–1.9) | 18 | 1.6 | 19 | 0.6 | 19 | 2.16 | 16 | 0.31 | 15 |
| Maternal and neonatal disorders | 4.1 (4.0–4.1) | 13 | 4.2 (3.4–5.2) | 15 | 3.7 (2.7–5.0) | 13 | 8.9 (8.5–9.3) | 13 | 3.4 (3.2–3.7) | 13 | 3.0 (2.9–3.1) | 14 | 5.9 | 14 | 2.4 | 14 | 2.99 | 10 | 0.52 | 7 |
| Nutritional deficiencies | 3.7 (3.6–3.7) | 14 | 4.7 (4.0–5.4) | 13 | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | 14 | 4.8 (4.6–5.0) | 15 | 2.7 (2.5–2.8) | 14 | 3.8 (3.7–3.8) | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1.3 | 15 | 2.74 | 12 | 0.37 | 14 |
| Neoplasms | 182.4 (181.9–182.8) | 2 | 203.0 (180.8–228.2) | 2 | 115.3 (111.7–118.7) | 2 | 218.7 (217.1–220.3) | 2 | 133.8 (131.1–136.4) | 2 | 187.5 (186.9–188.2) | 2 | 103.3 | 2 | 44.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 18 | 0.26 | 18 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 237.8 (237.2–238.4) | 1 | 256.7 (228.9–288.2) | 1 | 140.3 (136.2–144.2) | 1 | 304.8 (302.7–306.9) | 1 | 178.3 (174.5–182.0) | 1 | 240.9 (240.2–241.7) | 1 | 164.4 | 1 | 65.1 | 1 | 2.17 | 15 | 0.29 | 16 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 58.6 (58.4–58.8) | 4 | 72.7 (64.4–82.2) | 5 | 20.7 (20.0–21.4) | 5 | 50.3 (49.7–50.9) | 5 | 32.0 (31.2–32.7) | 6 | 64.8 (64.5–65.0) | 4 | 52 | 6 | 21.8 | 5 | 3.51 | 7 | 0.45 | 9 |
| Digestive diseases | 34.5 (34.3–34.6) | 6 | 86.2 (78.0–95.3) | 4 | 15.6 (15.0–16.1) | 6 | 33.6 (33.1–34.0) | 6 | 34.4 (33.7–35.2) | 5 | 35.5 (35.3–35.7) | 6 | 70.7 | 3 | 26.6 | 4 | 5.54 | 3 | 0.65 | 3 |
| Neurological disorders | 74.2 (74.0–74.5) | 3 | 58.9 (51.7–66.6) | 6 | 42.1 (40.8–43.3) | 3 | 67.6 (66.9–68.4) | 4 | 58.5 (57.2–59.9) | 3 | 78.7 (78.4–78.9) | 3 | 36.6 | 7 | 13.5 | 7 | 1.87 | 19 | 0.22 | 19 |
| Substance use disorders | 25.2 (25.0–25.4) | 7 | 57.8 (51.6–65.0) | 7 | 5.2 (4.8–5.6) | 12 | 30.1 (29.7–30.5) | 8 | 16.8 (16.3–17.3) | 7 | 28.8 (28.6–29.1) | 7 | 52.7 | 5 | 19.6 | 6 | 11.19 | 2 | 0.71 | 2 |
| Diabetes and kidney diseases | 54.4 (54.2–54.6) | 5 | 94.1 (84.8–104.3) | 3 | 38.3 (37.0–39.5) | 4 | 96.1 (95.4–97.0) | 3 | 54.8 (53.8–56.0) | 4 | 49.4 (49.2–49.6) | 5 | 57.8 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 2.51 | 14 | 0.4 | 12 |
| Skin and subcutaneous diseases | 2.0 (1.9–2.0) | 17 | 4.0 (3.5–4.6) | 16 | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 18 | 3.2 (3.1–3.3) | 16 | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 19 | 1.9 (1.9–2.0) | 17 | 3.1 | 16 | 1.3 | 16 | 4.39 | 5 | 0.55 | 5 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 2.3 (2.2–2.3) | 16 | 4.6 (4.0–5.2) | 14 | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 16 | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 17 | 1.9 (1.9–2.1) | 15 | 2.2 (2.1–2.2) | 16 | 3.2 | 15 | 1.3 | 17 | 3.43 | 8 | 0.48 | 8 |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 21.5 (21.4–21.6) | 10 | 28.1 (25.1–31.3) | 11 | 10.8 (10.0–11.7) | 9 | 29.2 (28.8–29.6) | 9 | 15.4 (15.0–15.8) | 8 | 21.7 (21.5–21.9) | 10 | 18.4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2.7 | 13 | 0.38 | 13 |
| Transport injuries | 13.5 (13.4–13.6) | 12 | 33.2 (30.1–36.6) | 10 | 6.1 (5.6–6.7) | 11 | 16.8 (16.5–17.2) | 12 | 12.6 (12.2–13.0) | 12 | 13.5 (13.3–13.7) | 12 | 27.1 | 9 | 10.1 | 9 | 5.45 | 4 | 0.62 | 4 |
| Unintentional injuries | 22.2 (22.0–22.4) | 8 | 34.6 (31.1–38.5) | 9 | 12.0 (11.4–12.6) | 8 | 19.9 (19.5–20.3) | 11 | 15.0 (14.5–15.4) | 8 | 23.7 (23.5–23.9) | 8 | 22.6 | 10 | 8.8 | 10 | 2.89 | 11 | 0.42 | 10 |
| Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 22.0 (21.8–22.2) | 9 | 42.1 (37.8–47.1) | 8 | 10.6 (9.6–11.8) | 10 | 32.1 (31.5–32.7) | 7 | 14.0 (13.5–14.4) | 10 | 22.4 (22.1–22.6) | 9 | 31.6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3.99 | 6 | 0.54 | 6 |
Age-standardised mortality rates are presented as estimate (95% Uncertainty Interval) and the units are deaths per 100 000 population.
The difference between the maximum rate and minimum rate (Max. – Min.) and the standard deviation (Std. Deviation) are both measures of absolute inequality and the units are deaths per 100 000 population. The ratio of the maximum rate to the minimum rate (Max. / Min.) and the coefficient of variation (Coef. of Variation) are both measures of relative inequality and are unitless. Italicised numbers are rankings among causes. AIAN = non-Latino and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native.