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America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences - Volume II
TABLE 14–4 Trends in Cirrhosis Mortality, 1950–1995
1950
1960
1970
1980
1985
1990
1995
A. Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population
White
8.6
10.3
13.4
11.0
8.9
8.0
7.4
Black
7.2
11.7
24.8
21.6
16.3
13.7
9.9
American Indiar
–
–
–
38.6
23.6
19.8
24.3
Asian or PI
–
–
–
4.5
4.2
3.7
2.7
Hispanic
–
–
–
–
16.3
14.2
12.9
B. Minority/White Ratios
B/W
0.84
1.14
1.85
1.96
1.83
1.71
1.34
Am. Indian/W
–
–
–
3.51
2.65
2.48
3.28
Asian or PI/W
–
–
–
0.41
0.47
0.46
0.36
Hispanic/W
–
–
–
–
1.83
1.78
1.74
SOURCE: NCHS (1998).
Infectious Diseases
Pneumonia/Influenza
Pneumonia/influenza was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 1996, accounting for 83,727 lives. Table 14–5 shows that Blacks and Native Americans or Alaska Natives had higher pneumonia/ influenza death rates in 1995 than Whites, while Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic groups had lower rates. Between 1950 and 1980, there were
TABLE 14–5 Trends in Flu and Pneumonia Mortality, 1950–1995
1950
1960
1970
1980
1985
1990
1995
A. Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population
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