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Trends in Mortality Among Females in the United States, 1900–2010: Progress and Challenges

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Figure 1.
Age-adjusted death rates for major causes of death among all females, United States, 1900–2010. Abbreviation: —, data not available.

Cause 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Influenza and pneumonia 304.7 234.9 276.1 147.4 107.6 41.9 43.8 32.7 25.1 30.5 20.7 13.1
Tuberculosis 193.8 144.1 115.1 69.7 39.1 16.4 4.0 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
Diarrhea and enteritis 119.3 94.5 42.9 24.1 10.5 5.0 4.7 1.2 0.1 0.1 0 0.9
All cancers 138.6 169.5 180.0 188.1 189.6 182.3 168.7 163.2 166.7 175.7 167.6 146.7
Heart disease 247.6 320.9 367.0 427.8 486.4 486.6 447.0 381.6 320.8 257.0 210.9 143.3
Stroke 240.4 236.4 246.9 203.2 174.9 175.8 170.7 140.0 91.9 62.7 59.1 38.3
Chronic lower respiratory 8.1 14.9 26.6 37.4 38.0
Unintentional motor vehicle injuries 0.8 6.0 16.0 13.4 11.5 11.7 14.9 11.8 11.0 9.5 6.5
Unintentional nonmotor vehicle injuries 52.9 65.7 64.5 66.3 65.4 43.0 29.0 22.0 15.4 11.5 12.5 19.1
Ill-defined conditions 22.2 12.7 11.6 10.8 7.7 9.7 11.1

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Figure 2.
Age-adjusted death rates for chronic, infectious disease, unintentional injury among all females, United States, 1900–2010. Selected chronic conditions include heart disease, stroke, and cancers combined; selected infectious diseases include influenza and pneumonia, TB, and enteritis and diarrhea combined; unintentional injuries includes unintentional motor vehicle and nonmotor vehicle injuries combined. Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; TB, tuberculosis.

Cause 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Selected chronic conditions 626.6 726.8 793.9 819.1 850.9 839.0 779.7 678.0 573.0 489.2 431.7 323.1
Selected infectious diseases 617.8 473.5 434.1 241.2 157.2 63.3 52.5 35.6 25.8 31.1 20.9 14.1
Unintentional injuries 52.9 66.5 70.5 82.3 78.8 54.5 40.7 36.9 27.2 22.5 22.0 25.6

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