Statistics Highlight

Breast Cancer Death Rates* Among Women Aged 50–74 Years, by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016

The death rate from breast cancer among all women aged 50–74 years decreased 15.1%, from 53.8 per 100,000 in 2006 to 45.7 in 2016.
In both 2006 and 2016, the death rate was higher among non-Hispanic black women compared with non-Hispanic white women and Hispanic women.
From 2006 to 2016, the death rate from breast cancer decreased for non-Hispanic white women from 54.6 per 100,000 to 46.2, for Hispanic women from 34.8 to 31.0, and for non-Hispanic black women from 71.7 to 64.1.

* Breast cancer deaths were those with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause of death code C50.

Source: National Vital Statistics System, 2006 and 2016.

Age-Adjusted Death Rates* from Unintentional Falls Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years,† by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2001–2016

During 2001–2016, the age-adjusted death rate for unintentional falls for non-Hispanic white adults aged ≥65 approximately doubled, increasing from 34.9 deaths per 100,000 to 68.7.
In that period, the death rate for Hispanic adults increased from 21.9 to 35.7, and the rate for non-Hispanic black adults rose from 16.8 to 27.1.
Throughout the period, the death rate from falls for non-Hispanic white adults was 1.4 to 1.9 times the rate for Hispanic adults and 2.1 to 2.8 times the rate for non-Hispanic black adults.

* Deaths per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

† As underlying cause of death, unintentional fall-related deaths are identified with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes W00–W19.

Source: National Vital Statistics System, 2001–2016.

Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years with Current Asthma,* by State — National Health Interview Survey,† 2014–2016

During 2014–2016, 8% of U.S. adults aged 18–64 years had current asthma.
Current asthma prevalence was highest in New Hampshire (12.7%), Vermont (12.3%), Arizona (11.0%), Kentucky (10.8%), and Maine (10.8%). The prevalence was lowest in Hawaii (4.9%), North Dakota (5.7%), Arkansas (5.9%), South Carolina (6.2%), and North Carolina (6.2%).

* Current asthma is based on positive responses to the survey questions “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”

† Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized, U.S. adult population and are shown for sample adults aged 18–64 years.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2016. Current Asthma Among Adults Aged 18-64, by State.