TABLE 1—
Race/Ethnicity | No. of Deaths | Midinterval (2012) Population | Deaths per Million Populationa (95% CI) |
Non-Hispanic | |||
White | 1 091 | 87 725 142 | 2.5 (2.3, 2.6) |
Black or African American | 554 | 16 194 058 | 6.8 (6.3, 7.4) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 52 | 7 081 468 | 1.5 (1.1, 1.9) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 | 1 077 708 | 6.9 (4.8, 9.5) |
Hispanic | 447 | 21 738 363 | 4.1 (3.7, 4.5) |
Totalb | 2 181 | 133 816 739 | 3.3 (3.1, 3.4) |
Note. CI = confidence interval
Rates based on population counts for 2010–2014.
Total includes 6 decedents for whom Hispanic ethnicity was unspecified.