Table 2. Age-Adjusted Death Rates and Differences, by Sex and Race, Death Registration States, 1900–1930, and United States, 1940–2010a .
| Age-Adjusted Rate | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | ||||||||||||
| Females | 2,410.4 | 2,171.3 | 2,081.3 | 1,798.3 | 1,599.4 | 1,236.0 | 1,105.3 | 971.4 | 817.9 | 750.9 | 731.4 | 634.9 |
| Males | 2,630.8 | 2,459.9 | 2,213.2 | 2,088.8 | 1,976.0 | 1,674.2 | 1,609.0 | 1,542.1 | 1,348.1 | 1,202.8 | 1,053.8 | 887.1 |
| Difference | 220.4 | 288.6 | 131.9 | 290.5 | 376.6 | 438.2 | 503.7 | 570.7 | 530.2 | 451.9 | 322.4 | 252.2 |
| Females | ||||||||||||
| White | 2,394.0 | 2,154.0 | 2,025.9 | 1,726.6 | 1,550.4 | 1,198.0 | 1,074.4 | 944.0 | 796.1 | 728.8 | 715.3 | 630.8 |
| Nonwhite | 3,308.0 | 2,875.3 | 2,756.2 | 2,530.1 | 2,057.5 | 1,574.1 | 1,340.5 | 1,166.5 | 963.6 | 881.5 | 805.1 | 636.2 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1228.7 | 1,033.3 | 975.1 | 927.6 | 752.5 |
| Difference, nonwhite vs white | 914.0 | 721.3 | 730.3 | 803.5 | 507.1 | 376.1 | 266.1 | 222.5 | 167.5 | 152.7 | 89.8 | 5.4 |
| Difference, black vs white | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284.7 | 237.2 | 246.3 | 212.3 | 121.7 |
| Males | ||||||||||||
| White | 2,613.2 | 2,441.9 | 2,166.6 | 2,013.8 | 1,925.2 | 1,642.5 | 1,586.0 | 1,513.7 | 1,317.6 | 1,165.9 | 1,029.4 | 878.5 |
| Nonwhite | 3,576.5 | 3,087.5 | 2,748.4 | 2,845.5 | 2,458.9 | 1,949.5 | 1,777.6 | 1,754.5 | 1,569.4 | 1,443.4 | 1,186.7 | 911.0 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,873.9 | 1,697.8 | 1,644.5 | 1,403.5 | 1,104.0 |
| Difference, nonwhite vs white | 963.3 | 645.6 | 581.8 | 831.7 | 533.7 | 307.0 | 191.6 | 240.8 | 251.8 | 277.5 | 157.3 | 32.5 |
| Difference, black vs white | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360.2 | 380.2 | 478.6 | 374.1 | 225.5 |
a
Age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 US 2000 standard population. See Appendix I for sources of rates.