Table 4. Age-adjusted death rates1 from liver cirrhosis with and without mention of alcohol by sex, race, and Hispanic origin2, United States, 1970–2004.
Liver cirrhosis
category and year
All races/
origins and
both sexes
Male Female
White Black White Black
All3 Hispanic Non-
Hispanic
All3 Hispanic4 Non-
Hispanic
All3 Hispanic Non-
Hispanic
All3 Hispanic4 Non-
Hispanic
Alcohol-related cirrhosis
2004 4.1 6.5 11.5 6.0 5.6 0.9 5.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.0
2003 4.2 6.6 12.2 6.0 6.1 1.4 6.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.1
2002 4.2 6.5 12.9 5.8 5.8 2.4 5.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.7 2.3
2001 4.3 6.6 14.2 5.9 6.9 0.6 7.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.4 0.3 2.4
2000 4.3 6.8 15.0 6.1 6.9 1.2 7.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.8 0.2 2.8
1999 4.4 6.8 14.1 6.2 8.1 2.0 8.2 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.8 0.3 2.8
1998 4.4 6.8 15.0 6.1 8.1 1.8 8.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.6 0.6 2.6
1997 4.5 7.0 15.5 6.2 8.4 3.1 8.5 2.2 2.7 2.1 3.2 3.2
1996 4.7 7.1 16.8 6.3 9.5 3.3 9.7 2.2 2.6 2.2 3.5 0.5 3.6
1995 4.8 7.3 17.7 6.4 10.4 0.9 10.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 3.7 0.4 3.8
1994 4.9 7.3 18.5 6.5 11.7 2.6 11.8 2.2 2.9 2.2 4.1 0.8 4.1
1993 4.8 7.1 17.7 6.2 11.3 3.5 11.3 2.2 2.9 2.1 3.8 0.7 3.8
1992 4.9 7.4 18.0 6.5 12.5 4.5 12.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 4.3 0.3 4.4
1991 5.0 7.3 17.4 6.4 12.5 4.7 12.6 2.2 3.1 2.1 5.1 1.2 5.2
1990 5.2 7.4     14.7     2.3     5.4    
1989 5.4 7.8     15.5     2.3     5.4    
1988 5.2 7.4     15.6     2.3     5.7    
1987 5.1 7.2     15.7     2.2     5.2    
1986 5.0 7.1     14.7     2.3     5.3    
1985 5.2 7.2     16.2     2.3     5.9    
1984 5.3 7.5     14.8     2.5     5.8    
1983 5.2 7.3     13.9     2.5     5.7    
1982 5.4 7.6     14.2     2.6     5.8    
1981 5.9 8.1     16.9     2.9     6.5    
1980 6.4 8.7     18.8     3.1     7.5    
1979 6.3 8.5     18.5     3.1     7.3    
1978 6.5 8.7     18.5     3.2     8.1    
1977 6.7 8.9     20.1     3.4     8.0    
1976 7.0 9.3     20.8     3.4     8.4    
1975 6.9 9.3     19.5     3.3     8.0    
1974 7.1 9.5     19.4     3.5     8.3    
1973 6.9 9.3     18.4     3.4     8.2    
19725 7.0 9.3     19.5     3.5     8.0    
1971 6.6 9.0     17.4     3.3     8.0    
1970 6.3 8.5     17.0     3.1     7.9    
Other specified cirrhosis
2004 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
2003 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3
2002 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5
2001 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5
2000 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6
1999 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.6
1998 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
1997 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
1996 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
1995 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6
1994 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.6
1993 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7
1992 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8
1991 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9
1990 0.8 0.7     1.3     0.7     0.9    
1989 0.8 0.8     1.5     0.8     0.8    
1988 0.9 0.9     1.4     0.8     1.1    
1987 1.0 1.0     2.0     0.9     1.2    
1986 1.0 0.9     1.6     0.8     1.3    
1985 1.1 1.1     2.6     1.0     1.3    
1984 1.2 1.1     2.6     1.0     1.7    
1983 1.2 1.1     2.9     1.0     1.8    
1982 1.3 1.2     3.5     1.1     1.8    
1981 1.3 1.2     3.8     1.0     2.1    
1980 1.5 1.4     4.7     1.1     2.5    
1979 1.4 1.3     4.6     1.1     2.4    
1978 1.9 2.0     5.2     1.3     2.9    
1977 2.0 2.1     6.3     1.4     3.2    
1976 2.2 2.3     5.7     1.5     3.1    
1975 2.4 2.6     6.4     1.8     3.2    
1974 2.7 3.0     7.8     1.8     4.4    
1973 2.9 3.2     8.0     2.0     4.6    
19725 2.9 3.2     7.8     2.0     4.0    
1971 3.0 3.5     6.7     2.1     4.0    
1970 3.1 3.6     7.0     2.3     4.3    
Unspecified cirrhosis
2004 4.6 6.1 9.1 5.8 6.1 1.4 6.2 3.5 6.4 3.3 2.8 0.8 2.9
2003 4.9 6.6 9.5 6.3 6.3 2.6 6.4 3.7 6.7 3.5 3.0 1.5 3.1
2002 4.9 6.5 10.6 6.2 6.1 2.5 6.1 3.7 6.1 3.5 3.1 0.9 3.1
2001 4.9 6.5 10.4 6.1 6.8 2.3 6.9 3.6 5.9 3.5 2.9 0.9 2.9
2000 4.8 6.5 10.4 6.2 6.4 1.9 6.5 3.5 6.5 3.3 3.1 1.6 3.1
1999 4.9 6.6 10.7 6.2 6.6 1.5 6.7 3.5 6.2 3.3 3.2 1.1 3.2
1998 4.6 6.0 10.4 5.7 6.4 1.1 6.4 3.4 6.0 3.2 2.9 1.1 2.9
1997 4.6 6.0 10.0 5.8 6.6 3.6 6.6 3.3 6.5 3.1 3.1 2.0 3.1
1996 4.5 6.1 11.2 5.8 6.5 2.6 6.6 3.3 6.1 3.1 3.0 1.2 3.0
1995 4.6 6.2 10.5 5.9 6.8 1.5 7.0 3.2 6.0 3.1 3.3 1.8 3.3
1994 4.7 6.3 10.7 6.0 6.9 1.2 7.0 3.4 6.1 3.2 3.6 1.1 3.6
1993 4.9 6.5 10.7 6.2 7.3 1.6 7.5 3.5 5.8 3.3 3.8 0.6 3.8
1992 4.8 6.6 10.4 6.3 7.3 2.4 7.5 3.4 6.5 3.2 3.4 0.5 3.5
1991 5.0 6.7 10.6 6.4 7.2 1.5 7.3 3.6 6.5 3.4 4.1 0.9 4.1
1990 5.2 6.9     8.0     3.6     4.3    
1989 5.4 7.3     8.5     3.8     4.3    
1988 5.6 7.7     8.5     3.7     4.7    
1987 5.7 7.7     9.2     3.8     4.5    
1986 5.9 8.0     9.1     4.0     4.5    
1985 6.0 8.1     9.5     4.1     5.0    
1984 6.2 8.5     9.6     4.2     4.9    
1983 6.5 8.9     10.3     4.3     5.3    
1982 6.6 9.2     9.7     4.3     5.3    
1981 7.1 9.7     11.2     4.7     6.2    
1980 7.2 9.8     12.0     4.7     6.5    
1979 7.2 9.9     12.6     4.7     6.0    
1978 6.8 9.5     12.3     4.3     5.8    
1977 7.1 9.9     12.4     4.4     6.5    
1976 7.3 10.1     12.7     4.6     6.3    
1975 7.4 10.4     13.3     4.6     6.8    
1974 8.1 11.0     14.0     5.2     7.2    
1973 8.3 11.4     14.4     5.2     8.2    
19725 8.2 11.2     15.0     5.0     8.0    
1971 8.1 11.0     13.0     5.3     7.3    
1970 8.3 11.2     13.5     5.4     7.9    

— There were no deaths in this table cell.
1 Rates per 100,000 population computed by direct method, using as the standard population the age distribution of the total population of the United States as enumerated in 2000.
2 Excludes deaths for which Hispanic origin was unknown and all 1991 through 1996 deaths from Oklahoma and New Hampshire where Hispanic origin was unknown in more than 90 percent of all cirrhosis deaths. Data on Hispanic origin not shown for years earlier than 1991.
3 Includes deaths for which Hispanic origin was unknown.
4 Rates are not reliable due to the small number of cirrhosis deaths among Black Hispanics.
5 Deaths based on a 50-percent sample.

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