Age-adjusted death rates* per 100,000 population of liver cirrhosis reported with and without mention of alcohol by race and sex, United States, 1970

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Liver cirrhosis category and year	All races both sexes	White		Black
Liver cirrhosis category and year	All races both sexes	Male	Female	Male	Female
Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis**
2005	4.2	6.6	2.2	5.4	2.0
2004	4.1	6.5	2.2	5.6	1.9
2003	4.2	6.6	2.1	6.1	2.0
2002	4.2	6.5	2.2	5.8	2.3
2001	4.3	6.6	2.2	6.9	2.4
2000	4.3	6.8	2.0	6.9	2.8
1999	4.4	6.8	2.0	8.1	2.8
1998	4.4	6.8	2.1	8.1	2.6
1997	4.5	7.0	2.2	8.4	3.2
1996	4.7	7.1	2.2	9.5	3.5
1995	4.8	7.3	2.2	10.4	3.7
1994	4.9	7.3	2.2	11.7	4.1
1993	4.8	7.1	2.2	11.3	3.8
1992	4.9	7.4	2.2	12.5	4.3
1991	5.0	7.3	2.2	12.5	5.1
1990	5.2	7.4	2.3	14.7	5.4
1989	5.4	7.8	2.3	15.5	5.4
1988	5.2	7.4	2.3	15.6	5.7
1987	5.1	7.2	2.2	15.7	5.2
1986	5.0	7.1	2.3	14.7	5.3
1985	5.2	7.2	2.3	16.2	5.9
1984	5.3	7.5	2.5	14.8	5.8
1983	5.2	7.3	2.5	13.9	5.7
1982	5.4	7.6	2.6	14.2	5.8
1981	5.9	8.1	2.9	16.9	6.5
1980	6.4	8.7	3.1	18.8	7.5
1979	6.3	8.5	3.1	18.5	7.3
1978	6.5	8.7	3.2	18.5	8.1
1977	6.7	8.9	3.4	20.1	8.0
1976	7.0	9.3	3.4	20.8	8.4
1975	6.9	9.3	3.3	19.5	8.0
1974	7.1	9.5	3.5	19.4	8.3
1973	6.9	9.3	3.4	18.4	8.2
1972***	7.0	9.3	3.5	19.5	8.0
1971	6.6	9.0	3.3	17.4	8.0
1970	6.3	8.5	3.1	17.0	7.9
Specified liver cirrhosis without mention of alcohol**
2005	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.3
2004	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2
2003	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3
2002	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.5
2001	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.5
2000	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.5
1999	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.6
1998	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4
1997	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4
1996	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.5
1995	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.5
1994	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6
1993	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.7
1992	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.8
1991	0.8	0.7	0.7	1.2	0.9
1990	0.8	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.9
1989	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	0.8
1988	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.1
1987	1.0	1.0	0.9	2.0	1.2
1986	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.6	1.3
1985	1.1	1.1	1.0	2.6	1.3
1984	1.2	1.1	1.0	2.6	1.7
1983	1.2	1.1	1.0	2.9	1.8
1982	1.3	1.2	1.1	3.5	1.8
1981	1.3	1.2	1.0	3.8	2.1
1980	1.5	1.4	1.1	4.7	2.5
1979	1.4	1.3	1.1	4.6	2.4
1978	1.9	2.0	1.3	5.2	2.9
1977	2.0	2.1	1.4	6.3	3.2
1976	2.2	2.3	1.5	5.7	3.1
1975	2.4	2.6	1.8	6.4	3.2
1974	2.7	3.0	1.8	7.8	4.4
1973	2.9	3.2	2.0	8.0	4.6
1972***	2.9	3.2	2.0	7.8	4.0
1971	3.0	3.5	2.1	6.7	4.0
1970	3.1	3.6	2.3	7.0	4.3
Unspecified liver cirrhosis without mention of alcohol**
2005	4.6	6.1	3.5	6.0	2.7
2004	4.6	6.1	3.5	6.1	2.8
2003	4.9	6.6	3.7	6.3	3.0
2002	4.9	6.5	3.7	6.1	3.1
2001	4.9	6.5	3.6	6.8	2.9
2000	4.8	6.5	3.5	6.4	3.1
1999	4.9	6.6	3.5	6.6	3.2
1998	4.6	6.0	3.4	6.4	2.9
1997	4.6	6.0	3.3	6.6	3.1
1996	4.5	6.1	3.3	6.5	3.0
1995	4.6	6.2	3.2	6.8	3.3
1994	4.7	6.3	3.4	6.9	3.6
1993	4.9	6.5	3.5	7.3	3.8
1992	4.8	6.6	3.4	7.3	3.4
1991	5.0	6.7	3.6	7.2	4.1
1990	5.2	6.9	3.6	8.0	4.3
1989	5.4	7.3	3.8	8.5	4.3
1988	5.6	7.7	3.7	8.5	4.7
1987	5.7	7.7	3.8	9.2	4.5
1986	5.9	8.0	4.0	9.1	4.5
1985	6.0	8.1	4.1	9.5	5.0
1984	6.2	8.5	4.2	9.6	4.9
1983	6.5	8.9	4.3	10.3	5.3
1982	6.6	9.2	4.3	9.7	5.3
1981	7.1	9.7	4.7	11.2	6.2
1980	7.2	9.8	4.7	12.0	6.5
1979	7.2	9.9	4.7	12.6	6.0
1978	6.8	9.5	4.3	12.3	5.8
1977	7.1	9.9	4.4	12.4	6.5
1976	7.3	10.1	4.6	12.7	6.3
1975	7.4	10.4	4.6	13.3	6.8
1974	8.1	11.0	5.2	14.0	7.2
1973	8.3	11.4	5.2	14.4	8.2
1972***	8.2	11.2	5.0	15.0	8.0
1971	8.1	11.0	5.3	13.0	7.3
1970	8.3	11.2	5.4	13.5	7.9

* 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.

** See the source report for ICD codes included in this table.

*** Deaths based on a 50-percent sample.

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).