Table 1. All-Cause Death Rates and Differences, by Sex and Race, Death Registration States, 1900–1930, and United States, 1940–2010a .
| Death Rate | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1,646.9 | 1,374.3 | 1,258.2 | 1,036.7 | 954.6 | 823.5 | 809.2 | 807.8 | 785.3 | 812.0 | 855.0 | 787.4 |
| Male | 1,791.1 | 1,556.4 | 1,338.1 | 1,225.3 | 1,197.4 | 1,106.1 | 1,104.5 | 1,090.3 | 976.9 | 918.4 | 853.0 | 812.0 |
| Difference | 144.2 | 182.1 | 79.9 | 188.6 | 242.8 | 282.6 | 295.3 | 282.5 | 191.6 | 106.4 | −2.0 | 24.6 |
| Females | ||||||||||||
| White | 1,629.7 | 1,355.3 | 1,212.6 | 981.4 | 919.4 | 803.3 | 800.9 | 812.6 | 806.1 | 846.9 | 912.3 | 857.3 |
| Nonwhite | 2,443.8 | 2,102.8 | 1,754.2 | 1,528.0 | 1,256.2 | 993.5 | 872.6 | 775.3 | 660.6 | 634.2 | 604.9 | 524.4 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 829.2 | 733.3 | 747.9 | 733.0 | 642.7 |
| Difference, nonwhite vs white | 814.1 | 747.5 | 541.6 | 546.6 | 336.8 | 190.2 | 71.7 | −37.3 | −145.5 | −212.7 | −307.4 | −332.9 |
| Difference, black vs white | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.6 | −72.8 | −99.0 | 179.3 | 214.6 |
| Males | ||||||||||||
| White | 1,774.8 | 1,537.2 | 1,298.1 | 1,169.6 | 1,162.2 | 1,089.5 | 1,098.5 | 1,086.7 | 983.3 | 930.9 | 887.8 | 866.1 |
| Nonwhite | 2,565.3 | 2,233.2 | 1,780.6 | 1,739.0 | 1,513.7 | 1,251.1 | 1,152.0 | 1,115.9 | 936.5 | 851.5 | 692.4 | 595.6 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,186.6 | 1,034.1 | 1,008.0 | 834.1 | 725.4 |
| Difference, nonwhite vs white | 790.5 | 696.0 | 482.5 | 569.4 | 351.5 | 161.6 | 53.5 | 29.2 | −46.8 | –79.4 | −195.4 | −270.5 |
| Difference, black vs white | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99.9 | 50.8 | 77.1 | −53.7 | −140.7 |
Abbreviation: —, data not available.
a
Death rates are per 100,000 population. See Appendix I for sources of rates.