All Races / Both Sexes
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 4,130 24.45 4,479 27.23 4,429 27.56
05-09 2,244 13.97 2,440 14.71 2,707 15.97
10-14 2,622 14.33 2,784 15.28 2,982 16.16
15-19 10,537 51.30 12,259 58.20 12,689 59.42
20-24 13,045 60.22 13,947 65.18 13,885 65.79
25-29 9,959 49.38 9,956 50.67 9,639 50.50
30-34 7,537 40.24 7,205 40.59 6,813 40.15
35-39 5,210 36.27 5,147 36.56 5,274 38.79
40-44 4,222 35.10 4,414 37.63 4,371 37.92
45-49 3,984 36.27 4,226 38.28 4,304 38.37
50-54 4,502 38.83 4,661 39.90 4,722 40.26
55-59 4,530 39.21 4,786 41.04 4,783 41.77
60-64 4,323 41.73 4,467 44.14 4,537 45.51
65-69 4,193 47.12 4,481 50.79 4,543 52.51
70-74 4,446 63.59 4,516 66.14 4,470 66.91
75-79 4,336 87.45 4,802 99.72 4,620 98.40
80-84 4,326 143.08 4,493 152.31 4,335 149.97
85+ 6,442 274.23 6,552 289.94 6,064 279.11
Unknown 116 103 145
Total 100,704 43.89 105,718 46.55 105,312 46.89
Age-Adj 39.59 42.11 42.73
All Races / Males
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 2,458 28.45 2,656 31.57 2,614 31.80
05-09 1,478 17.99 1,580 18.62 1,796 20.73
10-14 1,896 20.27 1,971 21.19 2,136 22.68
15-19 8,016 76.75 9,379 87.57 9,721 89.56
20-24 10,551 97.17 11,340 105.86 11,291 106.93
25-29 8,082 80.42 8,090 82.75 7,814 82.39
30-34 6,032 65.08 5,771 65.75 5,483 65.39
35-39 4,052 57.38 4,041 58.40 4,119 61.70
40-44 3,218 54.63 3,340 58.19 3,320 58.85
45-49 2,984 55.80 3,175 59.18 3,225 59.20
50-54 3,332 59.73 3,425 61.05 3,486 61.99
55-59 3,232 59.37 3,436 62.45 3,426 63.35
60-64 3,022 62.87 3,061 65.35 3,168 68.61
65-69 2,763 69.84 2,932 74.79 3,031 78.94
70-74 2,643 90.11 2,650 92.48 2,656 94.67
75-79 2,402 125.71 2,552 137.65 2,528 139.50
80-84 2,046 195.32 2,120 207.36 2,057 204.33
85+ 2,570 366.87 2,569 374.51 2,406 360.29
Unknown 104 92 126
Total 70,881 63.57 74,180 67.23 74,403 68.18
Age-Adj 59.99 63.64 64.80
All Races / Females
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 1,672 20.26 1,823 22.69 1,815 23.12
05-09 766 9.76 860 10.61 911 10.99
10-14 726 8.11 813 9.12 846 9.36
15-19 2,521 24.97 2,880 27.82 2,968 28.26
20-24 2,494 23.08 2,607 24.40 2,594 24.60
25-29 1,877 18.55 1,866 18.90 1,825 19.01
30-34 1,505 15.90 1,434 15.98 1,330 15.50
35-39 1,158 15.85 1,106 15.45 1,155 16.69
40-44 1,004 16.36 1,074 17.93 1,051 17.86
45-49 1,000 17.74 1,051 18.52 1,079 18.70
50-54 1,170 19.45 1,236 20.36 1,236 20.25
55-59 1,298 21.24 1,350 21.92 1,357 22.45
60-64 1,301 23.43 1,406 25.87 1,369 25.58
65-69 1,430 28.94 1,549 31.60 1,512 31.42
70-74 1,803 44.42 1,866 47.09 1,814 46.81
75-79 1,934 63.46 2,250 75.98 2,092 72.56
80-84 2,280 115.38 2,373 123.11 2,278 120.92
85+ 3,872 234.86 3,983 253.08 3,658 243.09
Unknown 12 11 19
Total 29,823 25.28 31,538 27.01 30,909 26.77
Age-Adj 20.27 21.70 21.83
White / Both Sexes
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 3,041 22.01 3,317 24.59 3,231 24.38
05-09 1,682 12.82 1,797 13.19 1,993 14.24
10-14 2,130 14.10 2,264 15.01 2,459 16.05
15-19 9,546 56.01 11,083 63.04 11,514 64.30
20-24 11,554 63.10 12,314 67.89 12,295 68.48
25-29 8,565 49.94 8,501 50.69 8,232 50.28
30-34 6,320 39.29 6,014 39.26 5,664 38.42
35-39 4,331 34.81 4,250 34.77 4,355 36.73
40-44 3,442 33.12 3,599 35.42 3,551 35.43
45-49 3,243 33.93 3,466 35.94 3,554 36.16
50-54 3,734 36.51 3,803 36.80 3,879 37.25
55-59 3,809 36.96 3,976 38.12 4,046 39.45
60-64 3,669 39.38 3,725 40.90 3,867 43.11
65-69 3,576 44.75 3,757 47.39 3,892 50.10
70-74 3,881 61.38 3,884 62.86 3,920 64.79
75-79 3,882 86.33 4,162 95.26 4,103 96.27
80-84 3,939 141.55 4,055 149.14 4,014 150.43
85+ 5,998 277.79 6,073 292.17 5,621 281.20
Unknown 90 82 120
Total 86,432 43.96 90,122 46.18 90,310 46.64
Age-Adj 39.13 41.28 41.93
Black / Both Sexes
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 966 38.03 1,029 41.58 1,059 44.57
05-09 491 20.18 567 22.75 646 25.84
10-14 422 15.70 445 16.63 462 17.17
15-19 784 26.38 916 30.55 938 31.41
20-24 1,219 43.50 1,340 48.58 1,269 47.41
25-29 1,161 47.53 1,196 50.88 1,169 52.41
30-34 1,009 48.63 1,015 52.82 995 56.06
35-39 759 50.46 759 51.46 782 55.98
40-44 661 50.84 691 54.73 713 58.18
45-49 655 56.55 679 59.19 681 59.16
50-54 683 60.26 776 68.62 753 67.76
55-59 660 62.73 736 70.31 671 65.39
60-64 598 67.29 682 77.84 590 67.89
65-69 546 69.58 658 84.05 595 76.71
70-74 523 90.06 573 100.80 502 90.61
75-79 405 100.79 581 148.45 463 121.55
80-84 349 166.70 394 195.39 293 150.81
85+ 398 236.66 423 263.53 396 257.52
Unknown 21 20 23
Total 12,310 45.37 13,480 50.46 13,000 49.86
Age-Adj 45.84 50.95 50.79
Other / Both Sexes
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 123 23.03 133 27.52 139 31.39
05-09 71 14.11 76 15.93 68 14.99
10-14 70 13.72 75 16.34 61 13.88
15-19 207 39.45 260 53.76 237 51.23
20-24 272 49.59 293 58.33 321 67.66
25-29 233 40.53 259 49.17 238 49.02
30-34 208 36.37 176 34.53 154 34.19
35-39 120 28.63 138 36.26 137 39.85
40-44 119 35.53 124 40.85 107 38.21
45-49 86 32.08 81 32.59 69 29.18
50-54 85 36.48 82 37.83 90 44.45
55-59 61 30.89 74 40.49 66 38.72
60-64 56 36.66 60 43.84 80 61.56
65-69 71 57.70 66 58.80 56 52.26
70-74 42 47.42 59 72.83 48 62.40
75-79 49 82.37 59 107.06 54 102.88
80-84 38 121.22 44 150.00 28 100.57
85+ 46 210.65 56 270.88 47 236.70
Unknown 5 1 2
Total 1,962 34.44 2,116 40.62 2,002 41.22
Age-Adj 34.50 40.78 41.31
White / Males
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 1,818 25.64 1,979 28.60 1,933 28.44
05-09 1,117 16.59 1,151 16.48 1,317 18.35
10-14 1,542 19.93 1,614 20.90 1,745 22.26
15-19 7,221 83.14 8,442 94.18 8,830 96.74
20-24 9,354 101.22 10,004 109.43 10,012 110.69
25-29 6,994 81.05 6,945 82.41 6,682 81.33
30-34 5,087 63.26 4,829 63.11 4,570 62.09
35-39 3,365 54.47 3,328 54.85 3,388 57.60
40-44 2,607 50.76 2,724 54.27 2,675 54.00
45-49 2,409 51.29 2,585 54.63 2,641 54.80
50-54 2,748 55.34 2,762 55.17 2,844 56.50
55-59 2,685 55.03 2,834 57.31 2,865 58.89
60-64 2,545 58.58 2,533 59.83 2,685 64.37
65-69 2,328 65.30 2,424 68.62 2,578 74.61
70-74 2,265 85.46 2,286 88.32 2,299 90.70
75-79 2,123 123.10 2,193 131.06 2,218 135.61
80-84 1,839 192.22 1,899 203.18 1,869 202.67
85+ 2,363 371.12 2,354 376.80 2,206 362.68
Unknown 81 77 103
Total 60,491 63.08 62,963 66.16 63,460 67.20
Age-Adj 58.89 61.99 63.16
White / Females
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 1,223 18.17 1,338 20.37 1,298 20.11
05-09 565 8.84 646 9.74 676 9.91
10-14 588 7.98 650 8.83 714 9.54
15-19 2,325 27.81 2,641 30.65 2,684 30.57
20-24 2,200 24.25 2,310 25.68 2,283 25.62
25-29 1,571 18.43 1,556 18.65 1,550 19.01
30-34 1,233 15.33 1,185 15.46 1,094 14.82
35-39 966 15.42 922 14.98 967 16.19
40-44 835 15.88 875 17.01 876 17.28
45-49 834 17.16 881 17.94 913 18.23
50-54 986 18.74 1,041 19.54 1,035 19.24
55-59 1,124 20.72 1,142 20.82 1,181 21.91
60-64 1,124 22.60 1,192 24.46 1,182 24.63
65-69 1,248 28.20 1,333 30.33 1,314 30.46
70-74 1,616 44.01 1,598 44.51 1,621 46.11
75-79 1,759 63.45 1,969 73.04 1,885 71.77
80-84 2,100 115.00 2,156 120.83 2,145 122.84
85+ 3,635 238.76 3,719 255.80 3,415 245.56
Unknown 9 5 17
Total 25,941 25.75 27,159 27.16 26,850 27.07
Age-Adj 20.12 21.33 21.52
Black / Males
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 564 44.05 597 47.87 598 49.91
05-09 315 25.68 383 30.48 436 34.64
10-14 304 22.47 317 23.55 346 25.59
15-19 644 43.31 735 49.07 722 48.47
20-24 991 73.88 1,100 83.38 1,021 79.90
25-29 926 80.80 954 86.77 940 90.49
30-34 801 83.52 816 91.97 794 97.39
35-39 604 88.26 610 91.04 635 100.76
40-44 523 88.67 529 92.55 566 102.55
45-49 518 98.94 535 103.39 538 103.82
50-54 524 103.33 607 120.15 585 117.63
55-59 501 106.06 550 116.84 507 109.66
60-64 437 111.61 485 125.30 422 109.60
65-69 382 114.60 459 137.45 415 125.03
70-74 348 145.70 319 135.17 327 141.23
75-79 248 157.33 312 202.56 273 180.33
80-84 184 237.90 197 261.04 169 232.17
85+ 182 327.66 182 340.93 174 336.29
Unknown 18 14 21
Total 9,014 70.29 9,701 76.82 9,489 77.05
Age-Adj 74.66 81.77 82.53
Black / Females
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 402 31.92 432 35.20 461 39.13
05-09 176 14.59 184 14.89 210 16.91
10-14 118 8.84 128 9.62 116 8.67
15-19 140 9.43 181 12.06 216 14.44
20-24 228 15.61 240 16.68 248 17.73
25-29 235 18.12 242 19.34 229 19.22
30-34 208 18.64 199 19.24 201 20.94
35-39 155 18.90 149 18.51 147 19.17
40-44 138 19.43 162 23.44 147 21.83
45-49 137 21.58 144 22.87 143 22.59
50-54 159 25.39 169 27.01 168 27.37
55-59 159 27.43 186 32.29 164 29.09
60-64 161 32.39 197 40.28 168 34.71
65-69 164 36.33 199 44.33 180 40.57
70-74 175 51.18 254 76.40 175 54.27
75-79 157 64.29 269 113.34 190 82.78
80-84 165 124.99 197 156.12 124 102.06
85+ 216 191.78 241 224.96 222 217.58
Unknown 3 6 2
Total 3,296 23.04 3,779 26.83 3,511 25.52
Age-Adj 21.61 24.92 24.13
Other / Males
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 76 28.10 80 32.69 83 37.01
05-09 46 18.00 46 18.98 43 18.69
10-14 50 19.15 40 17.04 45 20.05
15-19 151 55.39 202 81.17 169 71.21
20-24 206 74.81 236 94.05 258 108.96
25-29 162 59.18 191 76.55 192 83.49
30-34 144 53.68 126 53.00 119 56.75
35-39 83 41.52 103 56.30 96 58.54
40-44 88 53.66 87 58.49 79 58.18
45-49 57 44.84 55 47.63 46 41.91
50-54 60 56.84 56 57.02 57 61.70
55-59 46 50.15 52 60.30 54 66.64
60-64 40 56.61 43 68.01 61 99.75
65-69 53 92.09 49 91.11 38 72.51
70-74 30 68.47 45 109.32 30 76.42
75-79 31 108.53 47 176.33 37 146.34
80-84 23 171.49 24 195.66 19 162.41
85+ 25 302.59 33 421.08 26 332.91
Unknown 5 1 2
Total 1,376 49.36 1,516 59.56 1,454 61.27
Age-Adj 50.23 60.46 61.81
Other / Females
Age 1981 1980 1979
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 47 17.82 53 22.21 56 25.61
05-09 25 10.10 30 12.79 25 11.18
10-14 20 8.03 35 15.60 16 7.44
15-19 56 22.22 58 24.71 68 30.18
20-24 66 24.17 57 22.67 63 26.51
25-29 71 23.58 68 24.53 46 18.00
30-34 64 21.07 50 18.38 35 14.54
35-39 37 16.87 35 17.71 41 22.80
40-44 31 18.14 37 23.90 28 19.41
45-49 29 20.57 26 19.54 23 18.16
50-54 25 19.62 26 21.93 33 29.97
55-59 15 14.19 22 22.79 12 13.42
60-64 16 19.49 17 23.08 19 27.61
65-69 18 27.48 17 29.08 18 32.88
70-74 12 26.81 14 35.13 18 47.78
75-79 18 58.21 12 42.17 17 62.49
80-84 15 83.63 20 117.18 9 55.75
85+ 21 154.70 23 179.18 21 174.33
Unknown 0 0 0
Total 586 20.14 600 22.52 548 22.07
Age-Adj 19.83 22.35 22.16
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