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Acknowledgments

i - iii

Executive Summary

I. - 1

Introduction

II. - 1

Risk Groups and Risk Factors for Mortality

III. - 1

Methodology

III. - 7 

References – Sections I - III

IV.A. - 1

Cause of Death Groupings

IV.A. - 3

All Cause Mortality

IV.B. - 1

Chronic Disease

IV.B. - 3

Cardiovascular Diseases

IV.B. - 7

Diseases of the Heart

IV.B. - 19

Cerebrovascular Disease

IV.B. - 29

Hypertension-Related

IV.B. - 33

Diabetes Mellitus

IV.B. - 43

All Cancer

IV.B. - 53

Lung & Other Respiratory Disease Cancer

IV.B. - 61

Colorectal Cancer

IV.B. - 69

Female Breast Cancer

IV.B. - 77

Prostate Cancer

IV.B. - 83

COPD

IV.B. - 93

Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis

IV.B. - 101

Chronic Disease References

IV.C. - 1

Injury

IV.C. - 5

Unintentional Injury

IV.C. - 11

Motor Vehicle Crashes

IV.C. - 19

Fall and Fall-Related Injuries

IV.C. - 25

Suicide

IV.C. - 31

Homicide & Legal Intervention

IV.C. - 37

Poisoning

IV.C. - 43

Alcohol-Induced

IV.C. - 49

Drug-Induced

IV.C. - 57

Injury References

IV.D. - 1

Infectious Disease

IV.D. - 3

Pneumonia & Influenza

IV.D. - 11

Septicemia

IV.D. - 19

HIV Infection

IV.D. - 27

Infectious Disease References

IV.E. - 1

Mortality Trends Summary, 1989 to 1998

V.

Appendices

V. - 1

Appendix I:   Coding for Causes of Death

V. - 3

Appendix II:  Glossary

V. - 11

Appendix III: Statistical Models

V. - 17

Appendix IV: Mortality Measures

V. - 25

Appendix V:  Leading Causes of Death Tables

V. - 35

Appendix VI: Comparison of Healthy People 2000 Objectives and NCHS Cause of Death Categories

V.-VII A.

Appendix VIIA: Age-Specific Mortality Tables

V.-VII B.

Appendix VIIB: AAMR & YPLL Summary Tables