Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 3.3 Number of Deaths with Diabetes as Underlying Cause of Death and Rank of Diabetes Among Top 15 Causes of Death Among Persons of
Hispanic Origin by Age and Sex, United States, 1996
		Total		Male		Female
		Sex
		Number	Rank	Number	Rank	Number	Rank
Hispanic Origin	Age Group	201	11	117	11	84	11
Total	0-44	201	11	117	11	84	11
	45-64	1196	5	647	6	549	3
	65-74	1376	3	623	3	753	3
	75+	1588	5	601	6	987	5
	Total	4361	6	1988	8	2373	4
Mexican American	0-44	126	11	74	11	52	11
	45-64	770	4	408	5	362	3
	65-74	959	3	427	3	532	3
	75+	921	5	363	5	558	4
	Total	2776	5	1272	7	1504	3
Puerto Rican	0-44	27	12	--	--	--	--
	45-64	189	5	101	7	88	4
	65-74	138	3	57	4	81	3
	75+	207	5	74	6	133	4
	Total	561	6	246	8	315	4
Cuban	0-44	--	--	--	--	--	--
	45-64	43	7	27	9	--	--
	65-74	99	3	51	3	48	3
	75+	204	6	83	6	121	6
	Total	355	5	167	7	188	5
Other	0-44	39	11	23	11	--	--
	45-64	194	7	111	7	83	4
	65-74	180	4	88	4	92	4
	75+	256	6	81	7	175	5
	Total	669	7	303	10	366	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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