New Release on Mortality Trends by Race and Ethnicity Among Adults Aged 25 and over

Mortality Trends by Race and Ethnicity Among Adults Aged 25 and over: United States, 2000–2017

Key Findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System

• The age-adjusted death rate for Hispanic adults aged 25 and over declined 21% from 2000 (995.1 per 100,000 standard population) through 2017 (784.4).
• Age-adjusted death rates for non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black adults aged 25 and over declined from 2000 to 2011–2012, but remained stable through 2017.
• Between 2000 and 2017, the difference in age-adjusted death rates between non-Hispanic white and Hispanic adults aged 25 and over widened, whereas the difference between non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black adults narrowed.
• Death rates for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic adults aged 25–44 increased between 2012 and 2017.

Keywords

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), death certificates, Hispanic origin

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Age-adjusted death rates for persons aged 25 and over


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