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U.S., State, Local, and Regional Mortality Information

Figure 1. Age-adjusted mortality rates for the United States and Wisconsin, 2014-2023
Figure 2. Age-adjusted mortality rates by sex for the United States and Wisconsin, 2014-2023
Figure 3. Age-adjusted mortality rates by race/ethnicity, 2014-2023
Table 1. Number of deaths and age-adjusted rates by demographics, 2023
Map 1. Age-adjusted mortality (per 100,000) for all causes of death by county, 2023
Top Causes of Death
Table 3. Top 33 Causes of Death, 2023
Table 2. Age-adjusted mortality rate for the top ten causes of death, 2023
Table 5. Top 10 leading causes of death by age group, 2023
Figure 4. Number of deaths by the ten leading causes of death, 2014-2023
Figure 5. Age-adjusted mortality rates and percent change for the top five causes of death, 2014 to 2023
Figure 6. Age-adjusted mortality rates for the top five causes of death by sex, 2014-2023
Figure 7. Age-adjusted mortality rates and percent change for the top ten causes of death, 2014 to 2023

Technical Notes
Figure 1. Age-adjusted mortality rates for the United States and Wisconsin, 2014-2023
Population 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022
WI total 49,756 50,864 51,366 52,265 53,287 53,822 62,343 60,641 60,157 57,114
WI rate 706.0 713.1 712.3 714.6 718.0 716.6 822.6 803.4 782.4 758.8
Lower CI 699.7 706.8 706.2 708.5 711.9 710.5 816.1 796.9 776.1 752.5
Upper CI 712.3 719.4 718.4 720.7 724.1 722.7 829.1 809.9 788.7 765.1
U.S. rate* 726.6 735.1 730.8 734.2 725.9 717.9 839.8 884.2 802.2 –

Sources: 1, 2
Notes: *U.S. rates are based on provisional data. 2023 U.S. provisional rates were not available at time of publication.
Figure 2. Age-adjusted mortality rates by sex for the United States and Wisconsin, 2014-2023
Population 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022
Male
WI total 24,493 25,479 25,783 26,636 26,935 27,521 32,244 31,908 31,378 29,823
WI rate 821.8 841.9 836.4 848.0 842.2 845.2 982.8 964.4 926.9 887.5
U.S. rate 858.2 866.3 864.2 867.9 858.9 850.1 1004.4 1054.3 959.4 –
Female
WI total 25,263 25,385 25,583 25,629 26,352 26,301 30,099 28,733 28,779 27,291
WI rate 609.7 606.0 609.3 600.8 611.6 607.6 689.0 666.7 657.7 645.4
U.S. rate 617.8 625.4 618.7 621.2 612.9 604.2 698.1 736.3 668.3 –

Sources: 1, 2
Notes: *U.S. rates are based on provisional data. 2023 U.S. provisional rates were not available at time of publication.
Figure 3. Age-adjusted mortality rates by race/ethnicity, 2014-2023
Race/ethnicity 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Non-Hispanic Black 961.7 954.2 1,018.3 1,024.3 1,027.3 1,034.1 1,354.7 1,319.0 1,254.4 1,171.4
Non-Hispanic American Indian 1,176.7 1,070.7 1,016.4 999.9 1,169.6 1,023.7 1,248.5 1,238.0 1,130.3 1,075.3
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander 443.1 513.0 468.1 451.5 455.4 482.1 601.7 566.5 537.6 454.3
Non-Hispanic Multi-race 263.9 279.7 286.6 269.6 239.0 281.7 279.4 296.9 274.4 237.0
Non-Hispanic White 698.8 706.1 703.2 705.9 708.6 706.5 799.6 781.8 762.1 745.6
Hispanic 470.7 452.9 458.7 480.0 494.6 490.5 683.9 617.6 588.6 497.4

Source: 1
Table 1. Number of deaths and age-adjusted rates by demographics, 2023
Percent of Crude rate per Age-adjusted rate per
Demographics Total Deaths
Deaths 100,000 population 100,000 population

Age
1 to 4 62 0.1% 20.0 –
5 to 17 222 0.4% 23.6 –
18 to 25 480 0.8% 76.7 –
26 to 64 11,652 20.4% 401.0 –
65 and older 44,698 78.3% 3,956.3 –
Sex
Female 27,291 47.8% 933.9 645.4
Male 29,823 52.2% 1,018.1 887.5
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 1,249 2.2% 265.8 497.4
Non-Hispanic American Indian 539 0.9% 1,044.7 1,075.3
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander 504 0.9% 262.7 454.3
Non-Hispanic Black 3,335 5.8% 914.0 1,171.4
Non-Hispanic Multi-race 124 0.2% 110.1 237.0
Non-Hispanic White 51,286 89.8% 1,100.4 745.6
DHS Region
Northeastern 12,630 22.1% 994.5 746.3
Northern 5,692 10.0% 1,150.2 762.9
Southeastern 19,994 35.0% 955.0 781.1
Southern 10,708 18.7% 906.2 732.2
Western 8,078 14.1% 995.7 756.3
Total 57,114 100% 976.1 758.8

Source: 1
Map 1. Age-adjusted mortality (per 100,000) for all causes of death by county, 2023
County code County name Number of deaths Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000) 95% Confidence interval (for rate) Crude rate (per 100,000)
1 Adams 292 746.7 (732.6 - 760.8) 1,369.0
2 Ashland 190 853.4 (838.7 - 868.1) 1,193.5
3 Barron 583 811.8 (798.3 - 825.3) 1,256.7
4 Bayfield 186 651.5 (638.2 - 664.8) 1,116.8
5 Brown 2240 734.6 (722.3 - 746.9) 834.5
6 Buffalo 163 772.9 (760.2 - 785.6) 1,226.0
7 Burnett 218 748.9 (734 - 763.8) 1,282.4
8 Calumet 345 571.1 (560.7 - 581.5) 654.0
9 Chippewa 691 757.3 (744.4 - 770.2) 1,041.8
10 Clark 379 889.9 (876.4 - 903.4) 1,107.9
11 Columbia 645 828.8 (815.9 - 841.7) 1,121.1
12 Crawford 241 874.5 (861 - 888) 1,526.9
13 Dane 3888 632.4 (621 - 643.8) 682.4
14 Dodge 1003 852.1 (838.8 - 865.4) 1,146.5
15 Door 381 644.2 (633 - 655.4) 1,255.3
16 Douglas 540 891.8 (877.5 - 906.1) 1,231.4
17 Dunn 372 684.2 (672.2 - 696.2) 820.4
18 Eau Claire 943 735.7 (723 - 748.4) 882.6
19 Florence 54 637.2 (626 - 648.4) 1,160.5
20 Fond du Lac 1059 746.3 (733.6 - 759) 1,028.6
21 Forest 122 842.3 (827.4 - 857.2) 1,320.3
22 Grant 503 760.0 (746.9 - 773.1) 989.2
23 Green 402 771.9 (759.6 - 784.2) 1,098.3
24 Green Lake 252 903.0 (888.9 - 917.1) 1,316.7
25 Iowa 225 726.8 (714.5 - 739.1) 949.4
26 Iron 96 758.7 (744.8 - 772.6) 1,551.4
27 Jackson 236 822.2 (807.1 - 837.3) 1,143.2
28 Jefferson 784 732.2 (719.7 - 744.7) 922.7
29 Juneau 329 854.4 (840.1 - 868.7) 1,247.5
30 Kenosha 1583 830.5 (816.8 - 844.2) 954.7
31 Kewaunee 226 710.8 (698.6 - 723) 1,102.7
32 La Crosse 1104 735.8 (722.9 - 748.7) 924.8
33 Lafayette 163 676.0 (664 - 688) 976.2
34 Langlade 288 882.4 (867.5 - 897.3) 1,497.7
35 Lincoln 400 898.5 (885.2 - 911.8) 1,420.6
36 Manitowoc 901 718.1 (705.8 - 730.4) 1,117.7
37 Marathon 1340 714.2 (702 - 726.4) 976.8
38 Marinette 541 786.7 (773.2 - 800.2) 1,295.8
39 Marquette 205 781.5 (768 - 795) 1,304.7
40 Menominee 83 2,281.5 (2254.6 - 2308.4) 1,994.2
41 Milwaukee 8666 886.3 (871.4 - 901.2) 957.6
42 Monroe 472 846.0 (833.1 - 858.9) 1,035.8
43 Oconto 439 743.2 (730.5 - 755.9) 1,113.0
44 Oneida 516 780.9 (768.2 - 793.6) 1,359.2
45 Outagamie 1661 736.6 (724.3 - 748.9) 869.0
46 Ozaukee 839 590.5 (579.9 - 601.1) 905.6
47 Pepin 69 585.1 (573.1 - 597.1) 936.9
48 Pierce 325 653.4 (641.8 - 665) 762.3
49 Polk 535 794.5 (781.8 - 807.2) 1,179.3
50 Portage 646 757.6 (745.4 - 769.8) 917.2
51 Price 189 752.1 (740.1 - 764.1) 1,348.9
52 Racine 2031 826.3 (812.6 - 840) 1,044.2
53 Richland 219 754.4 (741.3 - 767.5) 1,286.4
54 Rock 1717 842.2 (828.7 - 855.7) 1,056.4
55 Rusk 186 807.5 (793.6 - 821.4) 1,326.3
56 Saint Croix 769 762.2 (750.2 - 774.2) 803.1
57 Sauk 736 823.8 (810.9 - 836.7) 1,128.4
58 Sawyer 229 775.4 (761.5 - 789.3) 1,243.5
59 Shawano 476 795.6 (782.5 - 808.7) 1,170.1
60 Sheboygan 1180 739.4 (726.9 - 751.9) 1,011.6
61 Taylor 215 758.1 (744.8 - 771.4) 1,083.5
62 Trempealeau 273 642.5 (631.1 - 653.9) 894.6
63 Vernon 345 773.7 (760.8 - 786.6) 1,121.7
64 Vilas 349 845.1 (830.8 - 859.4) 1,471.0
65 Walworth 1034 729.8 (717.6 - 742) 985.7
66 Washburn 220 822.8 (809.5 - 836.1) 1,309.1
67 Washington 1311 711.1 (699.1 - 723.1) 957.6
68 Waukesha 3746 637.5 (626.3 - 648.7) 916.1
 69 Waupaca 664 878.9 (865.6 - 892.2) 1,303.9
70 Waushara 318 794.1 (779.8 - 808.4) 1,284.6
71 Winnebago 1659 769.0 (756.3 - 781.7) 975.6
72 Wood 872 781.3 (768 - 794.6) 1,190.5

Source: 1
Table 3. Top 33 Causes of Death, 2023
Rank Cause Count
1 Heart disease 12,980
2 Cancer 11,799
3 Unintentional injuries 4,802
4 Stroke 2,693
5 Chronic lower respiratory 2,513
6 Alzheimer's disease 2,348
7 Diabetes 1,479
8 Suicide 919
9 Chronic liver disease 910
10 COVID-19 817
11 Kidney disease 780
12 Parkinson's disease 777
13 Septicemia 668
14 Influenza and pneumonia 616
15 Hypertension 608
16 Nutritional deficiencies 575
17 Pulmonary aspiration 386
18 In situ neoplasms 314
19 Homicide 285
20 Aortic aneurysm 238
21 Congenital 138
22 Gallbladder 108
23 Anemias 105
24 Ulcer 77
25 Enterocolitis 71
26 Hernia 68
27 Atherosclerosis 60
28 Medical care 56
29 Kidney infection 34
30 Viral hepatitis 25
31 HIV 23
32 Pregnancy and childbirth 18
33 Diseases of appendix 17
All Other Causes 9,807

Source: 1
Table 2. Age-adjusted mortality rate for the top ten causes of death, 2023
Cause of death Mortality rate per 100,000
Heart disease 169.3
Cancer 148.6
Unintentional injuries 73.9
Stroke 35.4
Alzheimer's disease 31.6
Chronic lower respiratory 31.4
Diabetes 19.0
Suicide 15.1
Chronic liver disease 12.5
COVID-19 10.7

Source: 1
Table 5. Top 10 leading causes of death by age group, 2023
Rank All Ages 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54
Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional
Heart disease Cancer
1 injuries injuries injuries injuries injuries
(12,980) (564)
(22) (37) (216) (455) (592)

Unintentional
Cancer Congenital Cancer Suicide Suicide Cancer
2 injuries
(11,799) (6) (17) (120) (150) (177)
(525)

Unintentional
Homicide Homicide Homicide Homicide Heart disease Heart disease
3 injuries
(<5) (9) (79) (70) (168) (404)
(4,802)

Stroke Cancer Congenital Cancer Cancer Suicide Suicide

4
(2,693) (<5) (5) (22) (55) (155) (146)

Chronic lower Chronic liver Chronic liver

COVID-19 Stroke Heart disease Heart disease
5 respiratory disease disease
(<5) (<5) (14) (45)
(2,513) (84) (143)

Alzheimer's Chronic lower Chronic liver

Stroke Congenital Homicide Diabetes
6 disease respiratory disease
(<5) (5) (55) (86)
(2,348) (<5) (22)

Chronic lower
Diabetes Medical care Heart disease Diabetes Diabetes Stroke
7 respiratory
(1,479) (<5) (<5) (20) (39) (73)
(<5)

Chronic lower
Suicide Suicide Diabetes Congenital Stroke
8 – respiratory
(919) (<5) (<5) (10) (27)
(38)

Chronic liver Chronic lower Influenza and

Septicemia Legal Homicide
9 disease – respiratory pneumonia
(<5) (<5) (34)
(910) (8) (13)

Pregnancy and
COVID-19 In situ neoplasms Hypertension Septicemia
10 – – childbirth
(817) (<5) (11) (26)
(8)

Source: 1
Source: 1
 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 and over

Cancer Cancer Cancer Heart disease

(1,873) (3,408) (3,461) (5,338)

Heart disease Heart disease Heart disease Cancer

(1,311) (2,374) (3,324) (2,219)

Unintentional Chronic lower Chronic lower Alzheimer's

injuries respiratory respiratory disease
(589) (662) (894) (1,488)

Chronic liver Unintentional

Stroke Stroke
disease injuries
(693) (1,239)
(295) (520)

Chronic lower Alzheimer's Unintentional

Stroke
respiratory disease injuries
(438)
(274) (689) (1,178)

Unintentional Chronic lower

Diabetes Diabetes
injuries respiratory
(233) (405)
(668) (624)

Chronic liver
Stroke Diabetes COVID-19
disease
(211) (385) (377)
(223)

Parkinson's Nutritional
Suicide Septicemia
disease deficiencies
(162) (163)
(329) (315)

Kidney disease Kidney disease COVID-19 Diabetes

(78) (158) (232) (308)

Alzheimer's
Septicemia Kidney disease Kidney disease
disease
(78) (209) (297)
(144)
Figure 4. Number of deaths by the ten leading causes of death, 2014-2023
Cause 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Heart disease 11,064 11,463 11,486 11,812 12,045 12,231 12,620 12,778 13,105 12,980
Cancer 11,277 11,424 11,495 11,286 11,454 11,499 11,657 11,333 11,634 11,799
Unintentional injuries 2,917 3,171 3,485 3,682 3,752 4,044 4,625 4,678 4,940 4,802
Stroke 2,465 2,615 2,467 2,506 2,545 2,483 2,826 2,633 2,754 2,693
Chronic lower respiratory 2,742 2,840 2,783 2,829 2,864 2,846 2,797 2,443 2,707 2,513
Alzheimer's disease 1,864 2,085 2,256 2,419 2,452 2,390 2,596 2,371 2,359 2,348
Diabetes 1,331 1,382 1,440 1,428 1,508 1,548 1,682 1,685 1,489 1,479
Suicide 755 874 862 915 886 845 861 905 927 919
Chronic liver disease 604 592 693 675 731 739 872 913 920 910
COVID-19 – – – – – – 5,396 5,255 2,871 817

Source: 1
2023 (%) Trend
22.7%
20.7%
8.4%
4.7%
4.4%
4.1%
2.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
Figure 5. Age-adjusted mortality rates and percent change for the top five causes of
death, 2014 to 2023
Mortality Rate per 100,000
Cause 2014 2023 Percent Change (2014 to 2023)
Heart disease 153.7 169.3 10.1%
Cancer 161.0 148.6 -7.7%
Unintentional injuries 45.3 73.9 63.1%
Stroke 34.2 35.4 3.5%
Alzheimer's disease 25.1 31.6 25.9%

Source: 1
Figure 6. Age-adjusted mortality rates for the top five causes of death by sex, 2014-2023
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cause Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Male
Heart disease 194.6 2.6 200.0 2.6 198.8 2.5 203.9 2.5 201.3 2.5 203.7 2.5 208.2 2.5 213.1 2.5 212.1 2.5 209.7 2.5
Cancer 191.8 2.5 193.5 2.5 188.6 2.4 183.4 2.4 178.7 2.3 177.5 2.3 178.8 2.3 172.6 2.2 171.6 2.2 174.7 2.2
Unintentional injuries 56.5 1.4 63.1 1.5 67.4 1.5 73.0 1.6 71.5 1.5 77.7 1.6 90.2 1.7 95.5 1.8 96.6 1.8 93.8 1.8
Stroke 34.4 1.1 36.3 1.1 33.0 1.0 32.6 1.0 32.1 1.0 32.4 1.0 36.0 1.1 34.7 1.0 35.7 1.0 36.4 1.0
Chronic lower respiratory 44.5 1.2 46.7 1.3 45.0 1.2 43.2 1.2 43.2 1.2 42.3 1.1 40.9 1.1 35.0 1.0 36.3 1.0 35.1 1.0
Female
Heart disease 120.8 1.7 122.8 1.7 120.6 1.7 119.7 1.6 122.9 1.6 123.4 1.7 125.8 1.7 125.9 1.7 128.9 1.7 135.0 1.8
Cancer 138.7 1.9 136.5 1.9 137.2 1.9 130.9 1.8 131.9 1.8 130.2 1.8 127.8 1.7 123.8 1.7 125.1 1.7 129.3 1.7
Unintentional injuries 34.2 1.0 34.7 1.0 41.0 1.0 41.5 1.1 41.5 1.0 43.4 1.1 50.0 1.1 48.4 1.1 52.1 1.2 53.6 1.2
Alzheimer's disease 27.6 0.8 31.8 0.8 32.9 0.8 35.3 0.9 35.4 0.9 34.8 0.9 37.3 0.9 35.4 0.9 34.3 0.9 36.0 0.9
Stroke 33.4 0.9 35.0 0.9 32.9 0.9 33.1 0.9 34.1 0.9 31.8 0.8 36.4 0.9 33.4 0.9 33.9 0.9 33.9 0.9

Source: 1
Notes: Rate=Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000; SE= Standard error
Figure 7. Age-adjusted mortality rates and percent change for the top ten causes of death,
2014 to 2023
Mortality Rate per 100,000
Cause 2014 2023 Percent Change (2014 to 2023)
Heart disease 153.7 169.3 9.2%
Cancer 161.0 148.6 -8.3%
Unintentional injuries 45.3 73.9 38.7%
Stroke 34.2 35.4 0.0
Alzheimer's disease 25.1 31.6 20.6%
Chronic lower respiratory 39.3 31.4 -25.2%
Diabetes 19.0 19.0 0.0%
Suicide 12.8 15.1 15.2%
Chronic liver disease 8.7 12.5 30.4%
COVID-19 – 10.7 –

Source: 1
Technical Notes
Sections
Data Sources
Calculations
Standard Population for Age Adjustment
Race and Ethnicity Classification
Missing/ Unknowns
Sources
1. Wisconsin Data Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of H

2. U.S. Data Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2022. Data are from the Multiple Cau
provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Coopera
http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html

3. U.S. 2000 Standard Populations Klein RJ, Schoenborn CA. Age adjustment using the 2000 projected U.S. populatio
Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. January 2001. https://www.cdc.g

4. Population Estimates U.S. Census Bureau (2024). Wisconsin Annual county resident population by singl
2023

Calculations
𝐶𝑅=((𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑑−𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟))
Crude Death [mortality] Rate (CDR)

𝐴𝑆𝐷𝑅=((𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑎

Age-Specific Death Rate (ASDR)

𝐴𝐴𝐷𝑅=∑▒(𝐴𝑆𝐷𝑅 ×𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠)

Age-Adjusted Death [mortality] Rate (AADR)

𝑆𝐸=𝐴𝐴𝐷𝑅 × √(1/(𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓
Standard Error [of AADR] (SE) 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟))

95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) 95% 𝐶𝐼=1.96 ±𝑆𝐸

Percent Change P𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒=((𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 −𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒)/(𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒))×

Age Adjustment3

U.S. Standard population (in Standard population

Age grouping thousands) weight
0 years 3,795 0.013818
1–4 years 15,192 0.055317
5–9 years 19,920 0.075320
10–14 years 20,057 0.073032
15–17 years 11,819 0.043035
18–19 years 8,001 0.029133
20–24 years 18,257 0.066478
25–34 years 37,233 0.135574
35–44 years 44,659 0.162613
45–54 years 37,030 0.134834
55–64 years 23,961 0.087247
65–74 years 18,136 0.066037
75–84 years 12,315 0.044842
85 years and over 4,259 0.015508
Race and Ethnicity
Starting in 2022, the race and ethnicity variable was modified to more closely match population estimates provided by the U.S
based on race and ethnicity information provided on the death certificate.

Table Classification Race or Ethnicity Selected on Death Certificate

Hispanic Hispanic ethnicity of any race
Non-Hispanic American Indian American Indian only
Non-Hispanic Asian* Laotian, Hmong, Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese,
Korean, Vietnamese, or other Asian
Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander* Hawaiian, Guam, Samoan, or other Pacific Islander

Non-Hispanic Black Black only

Non-Hispanic Multi-race** see note
Non-Hispanic White White only
Non-Hispanic Other race*** Other race only
*Asian and Pacific Islanders were combined in this publication due to small numbers.

** A decedent was classified as Multi-race if there were more than two races identified on their death
certificate. For example if Non-Hispanic, White and Black were selected then the descendent would be
categorized as Non-Hispanic Multi-race. Similarly, if Non-Hispanic, Chinese and Hawaiian were selected the
decendent would be Non-Hispanic Multi-Race. However, if Non-Hispanic, Chinese and Vietnamese were
selected, the decedent would be categorized as Non-Hispanic Asian.
***In the U.S. census there is no "Other race" to use as a denominator for rate calculations so these counts
were excluded from tables. See "Missing/ Unknown" section below to get counts of decedents whose
death certificated listed "other race" only.

Missing/ Unknowns
Variable Category Name Count Percent
Race or Ethnicity Other race 99 0.2%
Race or Ethnicity Unknown 83 0.1%
County Unknown 9 0.0%
Region Unknown 9 0.0%
Cause of mortality Ill-defined or 131 0.2%
unknown cause of
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ata are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2022, as compiled from data
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uary 2001. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt20.pdf.

y resident population by single year of age, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity, Vintage

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estimates provided by the U.S. Census. The table below shows the categorization