TABLE 8
DRUG-RELATED DEATH RATES BY MORTALITY CATEGORY
AND ETHNIC GROUP, ARIZONA, 1996
| Mortality Category |
Mortality Ratesa by Ethnic Group: |
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|
Whiteb |
Hispanic |
Black |
American Indian |
All Ethnic Groups |
|
|
Total drug-related deathsc |
9.4 |
8.3 |
13.0 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
|
- due to drug dependence and drug abuse:c |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
|
- due to accidental drug misuse |
6.1 |
6.7 |
11.0 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
|
- suicide by drugs: |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
|
Cocaine-related deaths:d |
0.6 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
--- |
0.8 |
|
Morphine-related deathsd |
1.9 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
|
Deaths related to barbiturates, tranquilizers and other psychotropic agents:d |
0.9 |
--- |
--- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
|
Deaths related to other, mixed and unspecified drugs: |
6.0 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
|
Drug-related deaths among persons 15-19 years old:e |
1.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1.0 |
|
Drug-related deaths among persons 20-44 years old:e |
17.5 |
18.5 |
23.9 |
12.4 |
17.6 |
|
Drug-related deaths among persons 45-64 years old:e |
9.2 |
8.9 |
18.2 |
17.5 |
9.6 |
aTotal number of drug-related deathsper 100,000 persons in specified group in 1996.
bNon-Hispanic.
cNumber of drug-related deaths by ethnic group is given in Table 6.
dNumber of drug-related deaths by type of drug and ethnicity is given in Table 7.
eNumber of drug-related deaths by age group and ethnicity is give in Table 9.
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