Racial and geographic variation in coronary heart disease mortality trends

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Annual percent change and selected age-adjusted rates of mortality from coronary heart disease per 100,000 by Census division, sex and race in non-Hispanics aged 35–84 years: United States, 1999-2007

Division		AA Women	EA Women	AA Men	EA Men
New England
APC	1999-2007	−6.2	−5.9	−4.7	−5.5
Rate	1999	176	144	329	306
Rate	2007	111	93	230	202
Mid Atlantic
APC	1999-2007	−3.9	−5.4	−3.5	−4.9
Rate	1999	284	197	452	379
Rate	2007	203	124	345	259
E. N. Central
APC	1999-2007	−5.2	−5.6	−3.6	−5.0
Rate	1999	285	181	487	374
Rate	2007	187	113	352	248
W. N. Central
APC	1999-2007	−4.9	−5.3	−3.5	−4.8
Rate	1999	274	151	428	324
Rate	2007	175	95	319	217
S. Atlantic	AAPC
APC	1999-2007	−6.1	−5.8	−4.7	−5.1
Rate	1999	238	165	395	344
Rate	2007	148	102	273	227
E. S. Central
APC	1999-2007	−6.4	−4.5	−4.1	−4.4
Rate	1999	266	189	434	398
Rate	2007	162	132	309	276
W. S. Central
APC	1999-2007	−5.8	−4.6	−4.1	−4.5
Rate	1999	276	189	461	385
Rate	2007	172	130	332	267
Mountain
APC	1999-2007	−5.7	−4.8	−5.6	−4.6
Rate	1999	229	137	332	295
Rate	2007	140	89	193	196
Pacific
APC	1999-2007	−5.3	−5.5	−3.2	−4.8
Rate	1999	308	172	471	339
Rate	2007	195	107	346	224

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