Mortality Rates for Blacks and Black/White Ratios, 1995

Table 2 Mortality Rates for Blacks and Black/White Ratios (Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 for the Leading Causes of Death in 1995)

	1950		1995
Causes of Death	Black Rate	B/W Ratio	Black Rate	B/W Ratio

ALL CAUSES 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer 3. Cerebrovascular Disease 4. Pulmonary Disease 5. Unintentional Injury 6. Flu and Pneumonia 7. Diabetes 8. HIV / AIDS 9. Suicide 10. Cirrhosis 11. Homicide	1236.7 379.6 129.1 150.9 -- 70.9 57.0 17.2 -- 4.2 7.2 30.5	1.55 1.26 1.04 1.81 -- 1.27 2.49 1.24 -- 0.36 0.84 11.73	765.7 198.8 171.6 45.0 17.6 37.4 17.8 28.5 51.8 6.9 9.9 33.4	1.58 1.49 1.35 1.82 0.83 1.25 1.44 2.44 4.67 0.58 1.34 6.07

Source: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research