[cirmrt5b.txt, dated 10/08]

Five-year annual moving average of age specific death rates, and age-adjusted
death rates* from all liver cirrhosis by Hispanic subgroup and sex,
United States, 2000–2005.

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                                                                 Age-adjusted
Hispanic       Deaths per 100,000 population, by age group        deaths per
subgroup,**  --------------------------------------------------    100,000
and sex     All*** 25-34 35-44 45-54  55-64  65-74  75-84    85+  population
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Both sexes

Mexican
2001–2005     8.6   1.3   9.2   28.7   43.0   65.1   65.5   39.7      17.2
2000–2004     8.8   1.4   9.7   29.4   43.3   65.7   65.8   39.4      17.4

Puerto Rican
2001–2005    11.2   0.7   7.9   30.8   44.9   51.6   72.8   23.6      16.5
2000–2004    11.9   0.8   9.5   32.1   48.3   52.9   69.5   28.4      17.3

Cuban
2001–2005     8.7   0.4   2.0    9.1   16.1   22.4   33.6   18.9       6.3
2000–2004     9.2   0.6   2.7    9.3   16.6   22.4   33.3   20.0       6.5

Other Hispanic****
2001–2005     7.7   1.3   7.3   18.9   28.8   39.8   54.0   49.8      12.3
2000–2004     8.0   1.4   7.7   19.8   28.9   42.7   56.5   45.9      12.7

Male

Mexican
2001–2005    11.8   1.9  13.9   45.9   65.7   83.3   81.4   41.5      24.3
2000–2004    12.2   2.1  14.7   47.3   67.0   84.3   77.5   45.1      24.7

Puerto Rican
2001–2005    16.5   0.7  12.6   51.6   72.4   77.0   95.8   22.0      25.2
2000–2004    17.4   0.9  15.7   53.3   79.1   78.5   86.7   22.9      26.2

Cuban
2001–2005    10.8   0.8   2.9   14.2   28.9   28.2   33.6   28.9       8.8
2000–2004    11.7   1.0   3.8   15.3   29.6   28.1   35.5   30.7       9.4

Other Hispanic****
2001–2005    10.6   2.0  11.3   32.7   46.7   57.3   66.7   43.3      18.1
2000–2004    11.1   2.1  12.1   35.4   45.9   62.4   75.8   39.5      19.2

Female

Mexican
2001–2005     5.1   0.6   3.8   10.4   21.1   49.9   54.6   38.7      10.3
2000–2004     5.1   0.5   3.9   10.6   20.8   50.2   57.3   36.5      10.4

Puerto Rican
2001–2005     6.3   0.6   3.4   11.6   21.6   32.9   58.5   24.5       9.3
2000–2004     6.7   0.6   3.9   12.3   23.1   33.9   58.7   31.7       9.8

Cuban
2001–2005     6.4     –   0.9    3.4    5.2   16.7   33.6   15.3       3.9
2000–2004     6.6     –   1.3    2.9    5.5   16.9   31.6   16.1       3.9

Other Hispanic****
2001–2005     4.7   0.5   3.4    6.7   14.2   28.5   46.4   53.3       7.6
2000–2004     4.8   0.6   3.5    6.4   15.1   30.2   46.3   50.0       7.7
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– No deaths in this table cell.

* Rates per 100,000 population computed by the direct standardization method,
  using the Year 2000 total population of the United States as the standard
  age distribution.

** Includes all races, and excludes deaths for which Hispanic origin was
   unknown.

*** Includes deaths for which age of decedent was unknown.

**** Includes Central and South American and Other and unknown Hispanic.

Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yoon, Y.H., and Yi, H. Surveillance
        Report #83: Liver Cirrhosis Mortality in the United States, 1970-2005.
        Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
        Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2008).