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Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations
TABLE 1-1 Age-Adjusted Rates for 10 Leading Causes of Death by Ethnic Group—Males (rate per 100,000)
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Disease
All
White
Black
Hispanic
Heart
328.1
329.5
344.3
212.7
All cancer
251.6
251.4
350.1
151.4
Cerebrovascular diseases
62.4
60.5
89.7
44.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
58.1
61.3
51.4
27.3
Unintentional accidents
50.6
49.1
64.2
47.2
Pneumonia and influenza
28.0
28.0
33.0
18.6
Diabetes mellitus
27.7
25.0
50.1
34.5
Suicide
18.2
20.3
10.8
10.7
Kidney infections
16.2
14.8
33.8
12.9
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
13.7
12.7
15.6
23.0
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001).
TABLE 1-2 Age-Adjusted Rates for 10 Leading Causes of Death by Ethnic Group—Females (rate per 100,000)
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Disease
All
White
Black
Hispanic
Heart
220.9
218.1
297.0
146.5
All cancer
169.9
172.1
205.6
101.4
Cerebrovascular diseases
60.5
59.6
80.0
36.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
38.2
41.5
24.5
15.3
Diabetes mellitus
23.3
19.5
51.7
32.6
Unintentional accidents
22.7
23.1
24.4
15.5
Pneumonia and influenza
20.8
21.1
21.7
13.5
Alzheimer’s disease
17.6
18.8
12.4
8.4
Kidney infections
11.2
9.7
26.6
8.8
Septicemia
10.5
9.5
23.0
6.8
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001).
