Table 2
Number and rates* of unintentional fall deaths by sex, race,† and ethnicity‡ for persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 1990–98§
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Rates calculated per 100 000 age specific population. | |||||||||
| †Race category of American Indian includes Alaskan Native; race category of Asian includes Pacific Islander. | |||||||||
| ‡Hispanic and non-Hispanic ethnicity is used separately from the race category. A person can be included in one race category and either the Hispanic or non-Hispanic category. | |||||||||
| §Reports on Hispanic origin exclude data from the following states: Oklahoma 1990–96, New Hampshire 1990–92, Louisiana 1990–91. | |||||||||
| ¶Rates for American Indians/Alaskan Natives, and Asian men in 1991, were not calculated due to instability of rates based on fewer than 20 deaths. | |||||||||
| Men | |||||||||
| White | 2776 (24.5) | 2903 (25.1) | 2921 (24.8) | 3020 (25.2) | 3244 (26.7) | 3296 (26.7) | 3649 (29.2) | 3965 (31.5) | 4099 (32.3) |
| Black | 172 (17.9) | 170 (17.3) | 170 (17.0) | 190 (18.6) | 165 (15.9) | 196 (18.5) | 180 (16.7) | 190 (17.3) | 194 (17.4) |
| American Indian¶ | 12 (–) | 13 (–) | 9 (–) | 18 (–) | 10 (–) | 13 (–) | 3 (–) | 21 (32.7) | 12 (–) |
| Asian | 49 (23.8) | 28 (12.7) | 50 (21.3) | 39 (15.7) | 70 (26.7) | 66 (23.9) | 63 (21.7) | 64 (20.9) | 76 (23.5) |
| Hispanic | 91 (19.1) | 84 (16.5) | 112 (20.9) | 102 (18.0) | 110 (18.3) | 142 (22.4) | 137 (20.5) | 142 (20.1) | 156 (21.1) |
| Non-Hispanic | 2783 (23.8) | 2936 (24.3) | 2951 (24.0) | 3074 (24.5) | 3339 (26.2) | 3366 (26.1) | 3681 (28.2) | 4084 (30.6) | 4206 (31.3) |
| Total men | 3009 (24.0) | 3114 (24.3) | 3150 (24.1) | 3267 (24.6) | 3489 (25.8) | 3571 (26.0) | 3895 (28.0) | 4240 (30.1) | 4381 (30.9) |
| Women | |||||||||
| White | 3385 (20.1) | 3603 (21.1) | 3588 (20.8) | 3664 (21.0) | 3693 (21.0) | 3923 (22.1) | 4349 (24.4) | 4512 (25.2) | 4949 (27.6) |
| Black | 167 (10.8) | 174 (11.1) | 173 (10.8) | 157 (9.7) | 145 (8.8) | 173 (10.4) | 170 (10.0) | 194 (11.3) | 198 (11.4) |
| American Indian¶ | 13 (–) | 7 (–) | 11 (–) | 7 (–) | 9 (–) | 11 (–) | 11 (–) | 15 (–) | 16 (–) |
| Asian | 26 (10.3) | 21 (7.6) | 39 (13.1) | 35 (10.9) | 34 (9.8) | 43 (11.6) | 49 (12.4) | 62 (14.8) | 60 (13.5) |
| Hispanic | 77 (11.4) | 96 (13.4) | 83 (11.0) | 108 (13.6) | 94 (11.2) | 96 (10.9) | 114 (12.3) | 105 (10.8) | 142 (13.9) |
| Non-Hispanic | 3336 (19.2) | 3586 (20.0) | 3609 (19.9) | 3639 (19.7) | 3741 (20.1) | 3969 (21.2) | 4391 (23.3) | 4668 (24.4) | 5063 (26.4) |
| Total women | 3591 (19.2) | 3805 (20.1) | 3811 (19.8) | 3863 (19.8) | 3881 (19.7) | 4150 (20.9) | 4579 (22.9) | 4783 (23.8) | 5223 (25.9) |
| Grand total | 6601 (21.1) | 6922 (21.8) | 6961 (21.6) | 7130 (21.7) | 7370 (22.2) | 7721 (23.0) | 8474 (25.0) | 9023 (26.4) | 9604 (27.9) |
