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<td colspan="25"><h1
id="appendix-c.-baselines-for-age-adjusted-mortality-objectives-using-rates-age-adjusted-to-1940-and-to-2000-standards-united-states-1998">Appendix
C. Baselines for Age-Adjusted Mortality Objectives Using Rates Age
Adjusted to 1940 and to 2000 Standards: United States, 1998</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Objective</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Total population</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Male</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Female</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>White</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><strong>Black or</strong></p>
<p><strong>African American</strong></p></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>American Indian or Alaska Native</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Asian or Pacific Islander</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><strong>Hispanic</strong></p>
<p><strong>or Latino<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>number</strong></td>
<td><strong>Short objective text</strong></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>1940</strong></td>
<td><strong>2000</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3.1</td>
<td>All cancer</td>
<td>123.6</td>
<td>202.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>147.7</td>
<td>252.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>105.5</td>
<td>169.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>121.0</td>
<td>199.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>161.2</td>
<td>255.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>83.4</td>
<td>129.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>74.8</td>
<td>124.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>76.1</td>
<td>123.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>3.2</td>
<td>Lung cancer</td>
<td>37.0</td>
<td>57.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>49.5</td>
<td>79.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>27.0</td>
<td>41.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>36.8</td>
<td>57.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>44.6</td>
<td>66.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>25.1</td>
<td>38.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>17.2</td>
<td>29.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>13.6</td>
<td>22.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3.3</td>
<td>Female breast cancer</td>
<td>18.8</td>
<td>27.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
<td></td>
<td>18.8</td>
<td>27.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>18.3</td>
<td>27.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>25.3</td>
<td>35.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.3</td>
<td>14.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.8</td>
<td>13.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>12.1</td>
<td>16.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>3.4</td>
<td>Cervical cancer</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.4</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.7</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>3.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3.5</td>
<td>Colorectal cancer</td>
<td>11.8</td>
<td>21.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>14.3</td>
<td>25.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.9</td>
<td>18.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>11.5</td>
<td>20.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>16.5</td>
<td>28.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td>13.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>13.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>12.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>3.6</td>
<td>Oropharyngeal cancer</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.1</td>
<td>1.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3.7</td>
<td>Prostate cancer</td>
<td>13.2</td>
<td>32.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>13.2</td>
<td>32.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>...</td>
<td>...</td>
<td></td>
<td>12.0</td>
<td>29.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>30.3</td>
<td>68.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>15.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.7</td>
<td>12.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>20.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>3.8</td>
<td>Melanoma</td>
<td>1.9</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td>4.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.3</td>
<td>0.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>0.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.5</td>
<td>0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>5.5</td>
<td>Diabetes-related<sup>2</sup></td>
<td>40.7</td>
<td>75.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>47.2</td>
<td>87.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>35.6</td>
<td>66.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>37.0</td>
<td>69.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>76.3</td>
<td>129.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>66.4</td>
<td>106.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>30.7</td>
<td>61.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>48.3</td>
<td>86.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>12.1</td>
<td>Coronary heart disease</td>
<td>96.8</td>
<td>208.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>131.8</td>
<td>264.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>68.0</td>
<td>165.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>94.1</td>
<td>206.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>133.2</td>
<td>252.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>70.1</td>
<td>126.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>53.6</td>
<td>123.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>68.3</td>
<td>144.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>12.7</td>
<td>Stroke</td>
<td>25.1</td>
<td>59.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>26.6</td>
<td>60.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>23.6</td>
<td>58.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>23.3</td>
<td>57.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>41.4</td>
<td>80.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>19.6</td>
<td>37.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>22.7</td>
<td>50.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>19.0</td>
<td>39.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>13.14</td>
<td>HIV infection</td>
<td>4.6</td>
<td>4.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.6</td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>20.6</td>
<td>22.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>6.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>15.3</td>
<td>Firearm-related injuries</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>19.6</td>
<td>20.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td>10.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>22.7</td>
<td>20.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>12.0</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.4</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.4</td>
<td>9.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>15.8</td>
<td>Poisoning</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>9.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.8</td>
<td>4.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>5.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>15.9</td>
<td>Suffocation</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>4.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>4.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.9</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>3.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>15.13</td>
<td>Unintentional injuries</td>
<td>29.3</td>
<td>35.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>42.1</td>
<td>49.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>17.1</td>
<td>22.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>29.1</td>
<td>34.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>34.3</td>
<td>39.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>54.9</td>
<td>59.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>14.0</td>
<td>17.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>27.4</td>
<td>30.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>15.15a</td>
<td>Motor vehicle crashes</td>
<td>15.2</td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>20.9</td>
<td>21.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.6</td>
<td>10.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>15.2</td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>16.2</td>
<td>16.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>30.3</td>
<td>30.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>9.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>14.6</td>
<td>14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>15.25</td>
<td>Fire</td>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.3</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>0.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>1.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>0.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.7</td>
<td>0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>15.27</td>
<td>Falls</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>4.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.4</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>4.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.9</td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td>4.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>3.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>15.29</td>
<td>Drowning</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>0.6</td>
<td>0.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>15.32</td>
<td>Homicide</td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>11.0</td>
<td>10.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td>4.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>24.8</td>
<td>22.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td>9.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.6</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.7</td>
<td>8.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>18.1</td>
<td>Suicide</td>
<td>10.4</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>17.2</td>
<td>19.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.0</td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>11.2</td>
<td>12.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>13.4</td>
<td>12.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>6.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>24.10</td>
<td><p>Chronic obstructive</p>
<p>pulmonary deaths (aged</p>
<p>45 years and older)</p></td>
<td>78.1</td>
<td>119.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>95.4</td>
<td>153.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>66.2</td>
<td>98.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>81.0</td>
<td>124.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>61.3</td>
<td>85.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>57.3</td>
<td>79.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>26.8</td>
<td>48.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>30.4</td>
<td>52.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>26.2</td>
<td>Cirrhosis</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>10.3</td>
<td>13.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>4.4</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>9.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>9.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>22.0</td>
<td>25.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>11.7</td>
<td>15.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>26.3</td>
<td>Drug-induced</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td>8.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>3.6</td>
<td>3.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td>8.8</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>6.2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

\...Not applicable. \*Data are unreliable. Based on fewer than 20
deaths. ^1^ Hispanic origin can be of any race. ^2^ 1997 data using any
mention of diabetes on the death certificate.