TABLE 7 .
] Deaths and Age-Specific Death Rates (per 100,000) of Pulmonary Hypertension as Any Cause of Death Among Americans by Age: United States, 2001-2005
| Age Groups | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| Deaths | ASDR (95% CI) | Deaths | ASDR (95% CI) | Deaths | ASDR (95% CI) | Deaths | ASDR (95% CI) | Deaths | ASDR (95% CI) | |
| Total | 15,596 | 5.5 (5.4-5.6) | 15,667 | 5.5 (5.4-5.6) | 15,910 | 5.5 (5.4-5.6) | 16,385 | 5.6 (5.5-5.6) | 16,880 | 5.6 (5.5-5.7) |
| 0-12 mo | 598 | 14.9 (13.7-16.1) | 596 | 15.1 (13.9-16.3) | 349 | 8.8 (7.9-9.7) | 566 | 14.1 (12.9-15.3) | 385 | 9.6 (8.7-10.6) |
| 1-34 y | 457 | 0.3 (0.3-0.4) | 430 | 0.3 (0.3-0.3) | 414 | 0.3 (0.3-0.3) | 412 | 0.3 (0.3-0.3) | 408 | 0.3 (0.3-0.3) |
| 35-44 y | 580 | 1.3 (1.2-1.4) | 529 | 1.2 (1.1-1.3) | 561 | 1.3 (1.2-1.4) | 528 | 1.2 (1.1-1.3) | 514 | 1.2 (1.1-1.3) |
| 45-54 y | 1,081 | 2.7 (2.6-2.9) | 1,122 | 2.8 (2.6-3.0) | 1,055 | 2.6 (2.4-2.7) | 1,184 | 2.8 (2.7-3.0) | 1,166 | 2.7 (2.6-2.9) |
| 55-64 y | 1,793 | 7.1 (6.8-7.5) | 1,848 | 6.9 (6.6-7.2) | 1,950 | 7.0 (6.7-7.3) | 2,039 | 7.0 (6.7-7.3) | 2,120 | 6.9 (6.6-7.2) |
| 65-74 y | 3,503 | 19.1 (18.4-19.7) | 3,343 | 18.2 (17.6-18.8) | 3,426 | 18.5 (17.5-19.1) | 3,430 | 18.4 (17.8-19) | 3,466 | 18.4 (17.7-19.0) |
| 75-84 y | 4,755 | 37.8 (36.7-38.8) | 4,830 | 37.8 (36.8-38.9) | 5,044 | 39.1 (38.0-40.2) | 4,921 | 37.9 (36.8-38.9) | 5,207 | 39.8 (38.7-40.9) |
| ≥ 85 y | 2,829 | 65.6 (63.2-68.0) | 2,969 | 68.0 (65.5-70.4) | 3,111 | 69.7 (67.2-72.1) | 3,305 | 72.7 (70.2-75.2) | 3,614 | 77.0 (74.5-79.5) |
See Table 3 legend for expansion of abbreviation.