Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics of 1993, 2005 and 1993–2005 Change in Mortality Rates.
| Mortality Rate | 1993 U.S. Mortality |
Number of Areas |
1993 Ave (St Dev) |
2005 Ave (St Dev) |
2005-1993 Ave Change (St Dev) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Age, All-cause, age adjusted | 519 | |||||
| Black | 1216 | 1236 (193) | 1075 (216) | −161 (230) | ||
| White | 870 | 942 (107) | 863 (130) | −79 (96) | ||
| Gap | 346 | 294 (195) | 212 (183) | −82 (232) | ||
| Female, age adjusted | 386 | |||||
| Black | 948 | 982 (160) | 884 (153) | −98 (176) | ||
| White | 698 | 750 (82) | 715 (100) | −35 (89) | ||
| Gap | 250 | 232 (159) | 170 (138) | −63 (177) | ||
| Ages 15–44 | 166 | |||||
| Black | 323 | 318 (95) | 221 (62) | −96 (81) | ||
| White | 135 | 142 (37) | 129 (38) | −13 (40) | ||
| Gap | 188 | 175(81) | 92 (53) | −83 (67) | ||
| 1992–94 Ave (St Dev) |
2003–05 Ave (St Dev) |
(2003–05)-(1992–94) Ave Change (St Dev) |
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| Infant Mortality | 150 | |||||
| Black | 16.52 | 16.85(3.36) | 13.43 (3.66) | −3.42 (4.17) | ||
| White | 6.82 | 6.85(1.33) | 6.07 (1.49) | −7.9 (1.37) | ||
| Gap | 9.7 | 10.00 (3.21) | 7.36 (3.11) | −2.64 (4.08) | ||
Note: All-ages and Ages 15–44 are per 100,000 residents; Infants are per 1,000 residents