| Year |
Age–adjusted deaths
per 100,000 population |
| White, male |
White, female |
Black, male |
Black, female |
| 2005 |
13.0 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
4.9 |
| 2004 |
13.0 |
6.2 |
11.9 |
5.0 |
| 2003 |
13.5 |
6.3 |
12.6 |
5.4 |
| 2002 |
13.4 |
6.5 |
12.3 |
5.8 |
| 2001 |
13.4 |
6.5 |
14.1 |
5.8 |
| 2000 |
13.7 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
6.4 |
| 1999 |
13.8 |
6.2 |
15.2 |
6.6 |
| 1998 |
13.2 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
5.9 |
| 1997 |
13.4 |
6.0 |
15.6 |
6.8 |
| 1996 |
13.6 |
6.0 |
16.7 |
7.0 |
| 1995 |
14.0 |
6.0 |
17.9 |
7.6 |
| 1994 |
14.1 |
6.2 |
19.3 |
8.3 |
| 1993 |
14.2 |
6.3 |
19.5 |
8.3 |
| 1992 |
14.5 |
6.2 |
21.1 |
8.5 |
| 1991 |
14.7 |
6.5 |
20.9 |
10.1 |
| 1990 |
15.0 |
6.6 |
24.1 |
10.5 |
| 1989 |
15.8 |
6.9 |
25.5 |
10.5 |
| 1988 |
16.0 |
6.8 |
25.5 |
11.6 |
| 1987 |
15.9 |
6.9 |
26.9 |
10.9 |
| 1986 |
16.0 |
7.2 |
25.5 |
11.1 |
| 1985 |
16.4 |
7.4 |
28.3 |
12.2 |
| 1984 |
17.1 |
7.7 |
27.1 |
12.4 |
| 1983 |
17.3 |
7.8 |
27.1 |
12.8 |
| 1982 |
18.0 |
8.0 |
27.5 |
12.9 |
| 1981 |
19.0 |
8.6 |
31.9 |
14.9 |
| 1980 |
19.8 |
9.0 |
35.5 |
16.5 |
| 1979 |
19.6 |
8.8 |
35.8 |
15.7 |
| 1978 |
20.2 |
8.9 |
36.0 |
16.7 |
| 1977 |
20.8 |
9.2 |
38.9 |
17.7 |
| 1976 |
21.7 |
9.5 |
39.2 |
17.8 |
| 1975 |
22.3 |
9.7 |
39.1 |
18.0 |
| 1974 |
23.6 |
10.5 |
41.2 |
19.9 |
| 1973 |
23.8 |
10.6 |
40.8 |
20.9 |
| 19722 |
23.7 |
10.5 |
42.3 |
20.0 |
| 1971 |
23.5 |
10.7 |
37.1 |
19.2 |
| 1970 |
23.4 |
10.7 |
37.5 |
20.0 |
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 Deaths based on a 50–percent sample.
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