Table 3.
Estimated number of excess deaths and standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), Black men and Black women below age 75, 2007
| Cause-of-death group | Deaths | % | SMR | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | ||||
| Medically amenable causes | 16,722 | 38.3 | 2.04 | 2.02–2.07 |
| Infectious and respiratory diseases | 2,496 | 5.7 | 1.50 | 1.47–1.53 |
| Cancer | 1,982 | 4.5 | 1.47 | 1.43–1.50 |
| Circulatory diseases | 6,357 | 14.5 | 3.31 | 3.24–3.37 |
| Birth related | 1,844 | 4.2 | 2.38 | 2.30–2.47 |
| Diabetes | 2,099 | 4.8 | 2.19 | 2.12–2.26 |
| Other diseases | 1,944 | 4.4 | 3.02 | 2.91–3.13 |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 4,662 | 10.7 | 1.51 | 1.48–1.53 |
| HIV | 3,617 | 8.3 | 7.91 | 7.67–8.16 |
| Suicide | −1,704 | −3.9 | 0.48 | 0.45–0.50 |
| Behavior/policy | 8,489 | 19.4 | 1.77 | 1.74–1.79 |
| Lung cancer and cirrhosis | 2,027 | 4.6 | 1.34 | 1.31–1.37 |
| Homicide | 6,393 | 14.6 | 7.07 | 6.91–7.23 |
| Traffic accidents | 70 | 0.2 | 1.02 | 0.99–1.05 |
| Residual causes | 11,906 | 27.2 | 1.53 | 1.51–1.55 |
| Cancer | 2,989 | 6.8 | 1.45 | 1.42–1.47 |
| Heart disease | 4,317 | 9.9 | 2.24 | 2.19–2.29 |
| Ill-defined causes | 858 | 2.0 | 1.91 | 1.82–2.00 |
| All other non-amenable | 3,742 | 8.6 | 1.33 | 1.31–1.35 |
| Total | 43,692 | 1.70 | 1.69–1.71 | |
| Females | ||||
| Medically amenable causes | 14,316 | 50.3 | 1.87 | 1.85–1.89 |
| Infectious and respiratory diseases | 1,114 | 3.9 | 1.23 | 1.20–1.26 |
| Cancer | 2,578 | 9.1 | 1.46 | 1.42–1.49 |
| Circulatory diseases | 4,790 | 16.8 | 2.97 | 2.90–3.04 |
| Birth related | 1,608 | 5.6 | 2.41 | 2.32–2.50 |
| Diabetes | 2,367 | 8.3 | 2.70 | 2.62–2.79 |
| Other diseases | 1,860 | 6.5 | 3.04 | 2.92–3.15 |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 3,939 | 13.8 | 1.91 | 1.87–1.95 |
| HIV | 2,121 | 7.4 | 15.94 | 15.3–16.6 |
| Suicide | −682 | −2.4 | 0.33 | 0.30–0.37 |
| Behavior/policy | 468 | 1.6 | 1.07 | 1.04–1.09 |
| Lung cancer and cirrhosis | −120 | −0.4 | 0.98 | 0.95–1.00 |
| Homicide | 844 | 3.0 | 3.12 | 2.95–3.29 |
| Traffic accidents | −254 | −0.9 | 0.85 | 0.80–0.89 |
| Residual causes | 8,315 | 29.2 | 1.47 | 1.45–1.49 |
| Cancer | 1,806 | 6.3 | 1.29 | 1.26–1.32 |
| Heart disease | 3,090 | 10.9 | 2.18 | 2.12–2.24 |
| Ill-defined causes | 613 | 2.2 | 1.92 | 1.81–2.02 |
| All other non-amenable | 2,805 | 9.9 | 1.34 | 1.31–1.36 |
| Total | 28,476 | 1.61 | 1.60–1.62 |
Source Authors’ analysis of data from Mortality Detail and Multiple Cause of Death files. Cause-specific mortality rates operate from birth to age 75
Excess deaths are estimated as the number of actual deaths minus the number of estimated deaths if blacks had the age- and cause-specific death rates of whites. Numbers may not add up due to rounding