TABLE 4-4Summary of Findings: Cause-Specific Mortality Among Working-Age Adults, 1990–2017

Ages 25–44Ages 45–54Ages 55–64
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
WhiteBlackHispanicWhiteBlackHispanicWhiteBlackHispanicWhiteBlackHispanicWhiteBlackHispanicWhiteBlackHispanic
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Non-HIV/AIDS
Cancers
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer
All Other Cancers
Cardio and Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine, Nutritional, & Metabolic
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Ischemic & Other Circulatory System
Substance Use & Mental Health
Drug Poisoning
Alcohol-Induced*
Suicide
Mental & Behavioral Disorders
Other Body System Diseases
Nervous System
Genitourinary System
Respiratory System
Digestive System*
Other Causes of Death
Homicide
Transport Accidents
Other External Causes
All Other Causes
LEGEND:Significant contributor to rising mortalitySignificant contributor to decreasing mortality
Minor contributor to rising mortalityMinor contributor to decreasing mortality
Mortality is unchangedProgress has stagnated or reversed
*

Changes in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 code for diseases of the digestive system in 2006 affected the comparability of both digestive system deaths and alcohol-induced deaths before and after that year. More information is provided in Chapter 5.

From: 4, U.S. Trends in Cause-Specific Mortality Among Working-Age Adults

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High and Rising Mortality Rates Among Working-Age Adults.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Committee on Population; Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities; Becker T, Majmundar MK, Harris KM, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2021 Mar 2.
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