Appendix Table A.2b. Age-standardized crude death rates (ASCDR) by selected cause of death, New York City and the United States: Females 1990, 2000, and 2010 (rates per 100,000 population).
| Cause of death | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | Change 1990 to 2000 |
Change 2000 to 2010 |
Change 1990 to 2010 |
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| HIV/AIDS | 17.72 | 14.91 | 6.51 | −2.81 | −8.40 | −11.21 |
| Lung cancer | 30.00 | 30.02 | 26.73 | 0.02 | −3.29 | −3.27 |
| Homicide | 7.04 | 2.92 | 1.97 | −4.12 | −0.95 | −5.07 |
| Diabetes | 15.42 | 20.56 | 17.78 | 5.14 | −2.78 | 2.36 |
| All causes | 807.06 | 660.77 | 510.95 | −146.29 | −149.82 | −296.11 |
| Drug- and alcohol-related causes | — | 8.40 | 8.22 | — | −0.18 | — |
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| HIV/AIDS | 1.97 | 2.53 | 1.54 | 0.56 | −0.99 | −0.43 |
| Lung cancer | 35.92 | 40.14 | 37.78 | 4.22 | −2.36 | 1.86 |
| Homicide | 3.99 | 2.83 | 2.32 | −1.16 | −0.51 | −1.67 |
| Diabetes | 19.43 | 22.49 | 17.31 | 3.06 | −5.18 | −2.12 |
| All causes | 739.28 | 712.28 | 616.24 | −27.00 | −96.04 | −123.04 |
| Drug- and alcohol-related causes | — | 7.62 | 13.59 | NA | 5.97 | NA |
SOURCE: Calculations by the authors.