Table 2.

Average annual race-, sex- and age-specific rates of sepsis-associated mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2005

Category	Females	Male	Overall
Race Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 (95% CI)*
White	40.5 (40.3 to 40.6)	51.7 (51.6 to 51.9)	45.1 (45.0 to 45.3)
Black	89.9 (89.3 to 90.5)	117.6 (116.8 to 118.5)	100.9 (100.4 to 101.4)
Hispanic	45.6 (45.1 to 46.2)	58.6 (57.9 to 59.3)	51.3 (50.9 to 51.8)
Asian	29.5 (28.9 to 30.1)	42.8 (41.9 to 43.7)	35.1 (34.6 to 35.6)
American Indian/Alaska Native	54.6 (52.6 to 56.6)	58.2 (55.8 to 60.7)	56.2 (54.7 to 57.7)
Age (years) Crude mortality rate per 100,000 (95% CI)
> 1	18.7 (18.0 to 19.5)	22.7 (22.0 to 23.5)	20.8 (20.24 to 21.3)
1 to 4	1.9 (1.8 to 2.1)	2.3 (2.2 to 2.5)	2.1 (2.0 to 2.2)
5 to 14	0.8 (0.9 to 0.9)	0.9 (0.8 to 0.9)	0.9 (0.8 to 0.9)
15 to 24	1.8 (1.8 to 1.9)	2.0 (1.9 to 2.1)	1.9 (1.9 to 2.0)
25 to 34	4.1 (4.0 to 4.2)	4.7 (4.6 to 4.8)	4.4 (4.3 to 4.5)
35 to 44	10.1 (9.9 to 10.2)	12.8 (12.6 to 13.0)	11.4 (11.3 to 11.5)
45 to 54	23.5 (23.2 to 23.7)	31.9 (31.6 to 32.2)	27.6 (27.4 to 27.8)
55 to 64	55.9 (55.5 to 56.4)	71.1 (70.5 to 71.6)	63.2 (62.9 to 63.6)
65 to 74	133.6 (132.8 to 134.5)	174.2 (173.1 to 175.2)	152.0 (151.4 to 152.7)
75 to 84	309.5 (308.0 to 311.0)	411.4 (409.3 to 413.5)	350.1 (348.9 to 351.4)
85+	745.6 (742.0 to 749.2)	871.5 (865.6 to 877.4)	783.5 (780.4 to 786.5)

*Rates standardised to the US Census 2000 populations.

CI = confidence interval.