Age Adjusted Death Rates for Whites and Minority/White Ratios, 1996

Table 1 Age Adjusted Death Rates (per 100,000 Population) for Whites and Minority/White Ratios for the 10 Leading Causes of Death United States, 1996

Causes	White (W) (Rate)	Black/W Ratio	AmI*/W Ratio	API*/W Ratio	Hispanic/W Ratio

ALL CAUSES 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer 3. Stroke 4. Pulmonary Disease 5. Unintentional Injuries 6. Flu & Pneumonia 7. Diabetes 8. HIV/AIDS 9. Suicide 10. Liver Cirrhosis	466.8 129.8 125.2 24.5 21.5 29.9 12.2 12.0 7.2 11.6 7.3	1.58 1.47 1.34 1.80 0.83 1.23 1.45 2.40 5.75 0.57 1.27	0.98 0.78 0.68 0.86 0.59 1.93 1.15 2.32 0.58 1.12 2.84	0.59 0.55 0.61 0.98 0.40 0.54 0.81 0.73 0.31 0.52 0.36	0.78 0.68 0.62 0.80 0.41 0.97 0.80 1.57 2.26 0.58 1.73

Source: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research *AmI = American Indian; API = Asian-Pacific Islander