Temporal and Age Variation of United States Black/White Cause-Specific Mortality Differentials: A Study of the Recent Changes in the Relative Health Status of the United States Black Population
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 22 (2) , 170-179
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/22.2.170
Abstract
The relative age-specific medical progress of United States blacks and whites is examined by studying detailed age variation in their cause-specific relative mortality risks for the period 1962 through 1975. The results show considerable variation in both the change and absolute level of sex- and age-specific relative mortality risks for major causes of death during the period. Interesting observations about the relative mortality risks are the tendency for black females to have decreasing relative risks at early ages, the relative increases in cancer risks for black males, and the decrease in the relative risks of stroke for both sexes.Keywords
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