Table 4. Female Age-Adjusted Death Rates for All Causes and Selected Causes, by Race and Available Years, 1900–2010a .
| Cause/Race | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | ||||||||||||
| All | 2,410.4 | 21,71.3 | 2,081.3 | 1,798.3 | 1,599.4 | 1,236 | 1,105.3 | 971.4 | 817.9 | 750.9 | 731.4 | 634.9 |
| White | 2,394 | 2,154 | 2,025.9 | 1,726.6 | 1,550.4 | 1,198 | 1,074.4 | 944.0 | 796.1 | 728.8 | 715.3 | 630.8 |
| Nonwhite | 3,308 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,228.7 | 1,033.3 | 975.1 | 927.6 | 752.5 |
| Selected infectious diseasesb | ||||||||||||
| All | 617.8 | 473.5 | 434.1 | 241.2 | 157.2 | 63.3 | 52.5 | 35.6 | 25.8 | 31.1 | 20.9 | 14.1 |
| White | — | — | 412.1 | 220.7 | 142.3 | 55.5 | 48.7 | 33.8 | 25.5 | 30.9 | 20.8 | 14.0 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 684.0 | 427.3 | 290.3 | 133.6 | 81.1 | 47.2 | 25.6 | 29.8 | 20.2 | 14.3 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48.5 | 26.1 | 30.9 | 21.4 | 15.0 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | ||||||||||||
| All | 304.7 | 234.9 | 276.1 | 147.4 | 107.6 | 41.9 | 43.8 | 32.7 | 25.1 | 30.5 | 20.7 | 13.1 |
| White | — | — | 269.0 | 141.3 | 102.1 | 38.8 | 41.2 | 31.4 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 20.7 | 13.0 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 359.4 | 205.5 | 160.0 | 71.5 | 63.3 | 40.3 | 23.3 | 28.1 | 19.6 | 13.3 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.6 | 23.9 | 29.1 | 20.8 | 14.0 |
| Tuberculosis | ||||||||||||
| All | 193.8 | 144.1 | 115.1 | 69.7 | 39.1 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| White | — | — | 101.6 | 56.9 | 30.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 265.3 | 183.8 | 111.7 | 54.0 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Diarrhea and enteritis | ||||||||||||
| All | 119.3 | 94.5 | 42.9 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| White | — | — | 41.5 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 59.3 | 38.0 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Selected chronic conditionsb | ||||||||||||
| All | 626.6 | 726.8 | 793.9 | 819.1 | 850.9 | 844.7 | 786.4 | 684.8 | 579.4 | 495.4 | 437.6 | 328.3 |
| White | — | — | 792.5 | 811.9 | 847.2 | 830.9 | 774.4 | 674.7 | 570.3 | 485.4 | 429.8 | 324.5 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 811.9 | 894.1 | 874.2 | 962.8 | 872.8 | 755.2 | 639.2 | 559.1 | 477.3 | 340.8 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 798.3 | 687.9 | 617.4 | 551.7 | 405.7 |
| All cancers | ||||||||||||
| All | 138.6 | 169.5 | 180 | 188.1 | 189.6 | 182.3 | 168.7 | 163.2 | 166.7 | 175.7 | 167.6 | 146.7 |
| White | — | — | 181.9 | 190.7 | 191.3 | 182.0 | 167.7 | 162.5 | 165.2 | 174.0 | 166.9 | 146.9 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 144.2 | 143.9 | 157.4 | 174.8 | 171.3 | 165.4 | 176.9 | 185.8 | 169.6 | 143.8 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173.4 | 189.5 | 205.9 | 197.9 | 170.8 |
| Cancers of respiratory system | ||||||||||||
| All | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 25.3 | 38.1 | 42.1 | 38.8 |
| White | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 25.3 | 38.5 | 43.0 | 39.9 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | — | — | — | 5.6 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 24.4 | 34.1 | 35.3 | 31.8 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7 | 26.1 | 38.2 | 41.1 | 37.5 |
| Major cardiovascular diseases | ||||||||||||
| All | 522.0 | 635.8 | 699.2 | 695.3 | 715.5 | 727.8 | 677.7 | 562.3 | 439.7 | 338.7 | 288.4 | 196.1 |
| White | — | — | 697.7 | 685.9 | 710.8 | 714.0 | 665.7 | 552.5 | 431.6 | 329.7 | 280.3 | 191.1 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 736.3 | 812.8 | 764.8 | 852.9 | 766.4 | 631.0 | 492.3 | 396.9 | 333.1 | 216.7 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 668.9 | 530.8 | 437.9 | 383.3 | 258.5 |
| Heart disease | ||||||||||||
| All | 247.6 | 320.9 | 367.0 | 427.8 | 486.4 | 486.6 | 447 | 381.6 | 320.8 | 257.09 | 210.9 | 143.3 |
| White | — | — | 365.2 | 423.5 | 486.9 | 479.2 | 441.7 | 376.7 | 315.9 | 250.9 | 205.6 | 140.4 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 395.7 | 475.1 | 470.4 | 547.4 | 476.3 | 411.3 | 350.0 | 295.3 | 238.5 | 153.4 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 435.6 | 378.6 | 327.5 | 277.6 | 185.3 |
| Stroke | ||||||||||||
| All | 240.4 | 236.4 | 246.9 | 203.2 | 174.9 | 175.8 | 170.7 | 140.0 | 91.9 | 62.7 | 59.1 | 38.3 |
| White | — | — | 245.4 | 197.7 | 169.0 | 169.7 | 165 | 135.5 | 89.2 | 60.5 | 57.3 | 37.2 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 272 | 275.1 | 246.4 | 240.6 | 225.2 | 178.5 | 112.3 | 78.0 | 69.2 | 43.6 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189.3 | 119.8 | 84.0 | 76.2 | 49.6 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | ||||||||||||
| All | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 14.9 | 26.6 | 37.4 | 38.0 |
| White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 15.5 | 27.8 | 39.5 | 40.8 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 20.3 | 19.3 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 9.1 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
| Unintentional injuriesb | ||||||||||||
| All | 52.9 | 66.5 | 70.5 | 82.3 | 78.8 | 54.5 | 40.7 | 36.9 | 27.2 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 25.6 |
| White | — | — | 71.3 | 84.0 | 80.2 | 54.4 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 26.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 27.3 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 60.0 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 48.9 | 44.8 | 41.2 | 31.3 | 24.2 | 20.0 | 17.5 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.7 | 31.9 | 25.3 | 21.3 | 19.3 |
| Unintentional motor vehicle injuries | ||||||||||||
| All | — | 0.8 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.5 |
| White | — | — | 6.3 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 6.8 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 2.5 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 5.6 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 5.9 |
| Unintentional nonmotor vehicle injuries | ||||||||||||
| All | 52.9 | 65.7 | 64.5 | 66.3 | 65.4 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 22.0 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 19.1 |
| White | — | — | 65.0 | 67.6 | 66.6 | 43.0 | 28.0 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 20.5 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | 57.5 | 49.3 | 47.3 | 37.2 | 33.8 | 26.5 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | 23.4 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| Ill-defined conditions | ||||||||||||
| All | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| White | — | — | — | — | — | 16.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | — | — | — | 84.1 | 48.9 | 39.3 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 10.7 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.0 | 29.6 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
| Senility | ||||||||||||
| All | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Black | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Other ill-defined conditions | ||||||||||||
| All | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.2 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Nonwhite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.2 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.2 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
Abbreviation: —, data not available.
a
Age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 US 2000 standard population. See Appendix I for sources of rates.
b
Selected infectious disease totals are the sum of the rates for influenza and pneumonia, tuberculosis, and enteritis and diarrhea. Selected chronic condition totals are the sum of the rates for heart disease, stroke, and all cancers. They do not include chronic lower respiratory diseases. Unintentional injury totals are the sum of the rates for unintentional motor vehicle and nonmotor vehicle injuries.