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Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 3.2 Number of Deaths with Diabetes as Underlying Cause of Death and Rank of Diabetes Among Top 15 Causes of Death by Age, Race, and Sex, United States, 1996
Sex
Total Male Female
Number Rank Number Rank Number Rank
Race Age Group 2703 11 1600 11 1103 11
Total 0-44
45-64 12687 6 6802 7 5885 5
65-74 16553 5 7892 5 8661 5
75+ 29823 6 11352 6 18471 6
Total 61767 7 27646 7 34121 6
White 0-44 1940 11 1169 10 771 11
45-64 9210 6 5197 8 4013 5
65-74 13037 5 6541 5 6496 5
75+ 25324 6 9922 6 15402 6
Total 49511 7 22829 7 26682 7
Black 0-44 678 11 377 11 301 10
45-64 3073 5 1386 6 1687 4
65-74 3065 4 1146 4 1919 4
75+ 3984 5 1223 6 2761 4
Total 10800 6 4132 8 6668 4
American
Indian &
Alaska Native
0-44 42 10 25 10 -- --
45-64 197 5 100 5 97 3
65-74 179 3 74 3 105 3
75+ 135 6 43 6 92 5
Total 553 4 242 4 311 4
Chinese 0-44 -- -- -- -- -- --
45-64 -- -- -- -- -- --
65-74 61 4 37 6 24 5
75+ 115 6 54 6 61 5
Total 200 7 106 7 94 6
Japanese 0-44 -- -- -- -- -- --
45-64 32 4 -- -- -- --
65-74 45 4 -- -- 29 4
75+ 65 7 30 7 35 6
Total 146 6 63 7 83 5
Hawaiian 0-44 -- -- -- -- -- --
45-64 30 3 22 3 -- --
65-74 -- -- -- -- -- --
75+ -- -- -- -- -- --
Total 71 5 41 4 30 5
Filipino 0-44 -- -- -- -- -- --
45-64 45 4 29 4 -- --
65-74 54 5 22 5 32 4
75+ 76 6 36 6 40 5
Total 185 7 92 7 93 4
Oth Asian 0-44 -- -- -- -- -- --
45-64 83 5 45 6 38 5
65-74 94 4 48 5 46 4
75+ 105 6 35 7 70 5
Total 301 8 141 9 160 5

-- Number of deaths <20

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NOTES: For additional information on methods and data sources, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

 

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