[cirmrt5a.txt, dated 10/08]

Age-specific number of deaths from all liver cirrhosis by Hispanic subgroup
and sex, United States, 2000–2005.

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Hispanic                       Number of deaths, by age group
subgroup,** --------------------------------------------------------------
and sex      All**   0-24   25-34  35-44  45-54  55-64  65-74  75-84   85+
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Both sexes

Mexican
2001–2005   11,421     51     327  1,720  3,316  2,596  2,062  1,149   199
2000–2004   11,058     45     332  1,714  3,202  2,439  2,037  1,097   191

Puerto Rican
2001–2005    2,028      4      19    212    616    556    393    205    23
2000–2004    2,054      4      21    247    608    566    387    195    26

Cuban
2001–2005      646      –       4     24     78    132    184    182    42
2000–2004      658      1       5     31     80    135    187    177    42

Other Hispanic***
2001–2005    3,203      9     102    526    900    693    551    340    78
2000–2004    3,126     10     101    526    866    659    554    335    74

Male

Mexican
2001–2005    8,231     30     261  1,397  2,734  1,948  1,205    581    74
2000–2004    7,992     27     276  1,398  2,641  1,839  1,190    546    74

Puerto Rican
2001–2005    1,443      3      10    164    495    411    249    103     8
2000–2004    1,460      3      12    194    487    418    244     94     8

Cuban
2001–2005      412      –       4     19     64    109    115     84    17
2000–2004      425      1       5     24     68    111    116     83    17

Other Hispanic***
2001–2005    2,225      4      85    404    730    505    312    157    24
2000–2004    2,173      4      82    405    717    468    315    156    25

Female

Mexican
2001–2005    3,190     21      66    323    582    648    857    568   125
2000–2004    3.066     18      56    316    561    600    847    551   117

Puerto Rican
2001–2005      585      1       9     48    121    145    144    102    15
2000–2004      594      1       9     53    121    148    143    101    18

Cuban
2001–2005      234      –       –      5     14     23     69     98    25
2000–2004      953      –       –      7     12     24     71     94    25

Other Hispanic***
2001–2005      978      5      17    122    170    188    239    183    54
2000–2004      953      6      19    121    149    191    239    179    49
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– No deaths in this table cell.

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

** Includes deaths for which age of decedent was unknown; age-specific
   numbers of deaths may not sum to total.

*** 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).