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. 2009 Jul-Aug;1(4):207–214. doi: 10.4161/derm.1.4.9841

Table 4.

Death rates, black females, 200523

Disease Vit D (%) Death rate by age (y) (deaths/100,000/year)
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 60–64 70–74 80–84
Melanoma
Septicemia 35 1.4 2.6 3.7 5.5 9.2 34.4 70.3 185
Cancers
Esophageal 1.6 6.5 41.4 49
Gastric 1.5 2.8 6.8 17.5 46
Colorectal 2.7 5.6 11.6 44.5 85.1 180
Pancreatic 2.2 5.3 28.9 63.0 99
Breast 1.6 5.6 14.7 25.4 43.0 83.9 101.5 140
Endometrial 2.5 26.9 38.3 42
Ovarian 2.7 4.3 19.7 37.7 48
Renal 6.2 9.5 19
Bladder 3.4 9.3 25
Lymphoma 2.0 2.1 8.9 14.7 29
These cancers 40 1.6 5.6 17.4 39.4 73.2
Total cancer 35 4.1 9.0 16.3 33.8 70.0 131.0 452 774 1180
Diabetes 15 1.7 2.6 3.6 5.7 9.5 16.2 91 194 369
Ischemic heart 3.0 8.8 20.5 38.6 217 489 1322
Acute myocardial infarction 3.6 8.4 15.3 79 175 447
Atherosclerotic cardio 1.8 4.3 8.9 47 82 214
Total coronary heart 20 3.0 14.2 33.2 62.8 343 746 1983
Heart failure 30 1.6 4.0 22 60 212
Cerebrovascular 15 1.9 3.2 6.5 16.8 29.3 73 200 588
Influenza, pneumonia 35 1.4 1.8 3.9 5.7 17.7 53 168
Asthma 25 1.3 1.9 1.8 3.1 5.3 6.7 10.4 13
Falls 30 3.0 8.4 22
Total 2.0 4.3 9.2 18.9 31.3 72.8 279 545 1151