Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

**Table 3.4 Number of Deaths with Diabetes as Underlying Cause of Death and Rate per 100,000 Population, by Race, Sex, Hispanic Origin, and Age, United States, 1996**
		<45		45-64		65-74		75+		Total
		Age Group										Age- adjusted Rate
		No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Race		2703	1.5	12687	23.6	16553	88.7	29823	196.3	61767	23.3	20.5
Total	Total	2703	1.5	12687	23.6	16553	88.7	29823	196.3	61767	23.3	20.5
	Male	1600	1.8	6802	26.2	7892	94.8	11352	204.3	27646	21.3	21.9
	Female	1103	1.3	5885	21.2	8661	83.7	18471	191.7	34121	25.2	19.3
White	Total	1940	1.4	9210	20.0	13037	79.0	25324	184.1	49511	22.5	18.4
	Male	1169	1.6	5197	23.1	6541	88.2	9922	197.1	22829	21.1	20.4
	Female	771	1.1	4013	17.1	6496	71.4	15402	176.6	26682	23.9	16.8
Black	Total	678	2.7	3073	55.2	3065	187.6	3984	351.8	10800	32.2	41.2
	Male	377	3.1	1386	55.8	1146	167.9	1223	310.1	4132	26.0	38.3
	Female	301	2.3	1687	54.7	1919	201.8	2761	374.1	6668	37.9	42.8
American Indian & Alaska Native	Total	42	2.4	197	54.4	179	208.6	135	223.1	553	24.2	36.5
	Male	25	2.8	100	57.6	74	190.6	43	184.6	242	21.3	34.5
	Female	--	--	97	51.5	105	223.4	92	247.3	311	27.0	37.7
Asian & Pacific Islander	Total	43	0.6	207	11.6	272	62.1	380	155.7	903	9.3	13.8
	Male	29	0.8	119	14.3	131	71.0	164	158.2	443	9.4	15.2
	Female	--	--	88	9.2	141	55.6	216	153.8	460	9.2	12.7
Hispanic	Total	201	0.9	1196	30.6	1376	139.3	1588	262.6	4361	15.4	27.8
	Male	117	1.0	647	34.1	623	141.8	601	261.0	1988	13.7	28.7
	Female	84	0.8	549	27.3	753	137.2	987	263.7	2373	17.3	27.0

-- Number of deaths <20

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NOTES: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The race groups include persons of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. For additional information on methods and data sources, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

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