Table 19. Number of deaths, death rates, and age-adjusted death rates for injury by firearms, by race and sex: United States, 1999-2006

	All races			White¹			Black¹			American Indian or Alaska Native^1,2			Asian or Pacific Islander^1,3
Year	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female
	Number
2006	30,896	26,712	4,184	21,721	18,496	3,225	8,409	7,563	846	291	253	38	475	400	75
2005	30,694	26,657	4,037	21,958	18,788	3,170	7,984	7,226	758	305	264	41	447	379	68
2004	29,569	25,498	4,071	21,442	18,223	3,219	7,448	6,709	739	281	236	45	398	330	68
2003	30,136	26,124	4,012	21,763	18,647	3,116	7,659	6,882	777	269	229	40	445	366	79
2002	30,242	26,098	4,144	21,902	18,714	3,188	7,623	6,798	825	287	235	52	430	351	79
2001	29,573	25,480	4,093	21,760	18,527	3,233	7,184	6,438	746	240	196	44	389	319	70
2000	28,663	24,582	4,081	20,945	17,750	3,195	7,054	6,284	770	240	196	44	424	352	72
1999	28,874	24,700	4,174	21,143	17,942	3,201	7,017	6,184	833	268	228	40	446	346	100
	Rate
2006	10.3	18.1	2.8	9.0	15.4	2.6	21.3	40.0	4.1	9.1	15.8	2.4	3.3	5.7	1.0
2005	10.4	18.3	2.7	9.1	15.8	2.6	20.4	38.7	3.7	9.6	16.7	2.6	3.2	5.5	0.9
2004	10.1	17.6	2.7	9.0	15.5	2.7	19.3	36.4	3.7	8.9	15.0	2.9	2.9	5.0	1.0
2003	10.4	18.3	2.7	9.2	16.0	2.6	20.1	37.8	3.9	8.6	14.7	2.6	3.4	5.7	1.2
2002	10.5	18.4	2.8	9.3	16.1	2.7	20.2	37.8	4.2	9.3	15.3	3.4	3.4	5.7	1.2
2001	10.4	18.2	2.8	9.4	16.2	2.7	19.3	36.4	3.8	7.9	12.9	2.9	3.2	5.4	1.1
2000	10.2	17.8	2.8	9.1	15.6	2.7	19.3	36.1	4.0	8.0	13.2	2.9	3.6	6.2	1.2
1999	10.3	18.1	2.9	9.2	15.9	2.8	19.4	36.0	4.4	9.5	16.2	2.8	3.9	6.3	1.7
	Age-adjusted rate⁴
2006	10.2	18.1	2.7	8.7	15.3	2.6	20.1	37.4	4.0	8.5	14.7	2.4	3.1	5.4	1.0
2005	10.2	18.3	2.7	8.9	15.7	2.6	19.4	36.4	3.6	9.0	15.7	2.4	3.0	5.3	0.9
2004	10.0	17.7	2.7	8.8	15.4	2.7	18.4	34.5	3.6	8.5	14.2	2.7	2.8	4.8	0.9
2003	10.3	18.4	2.7	9.0	16.0	2.6	19.0	35.6	3.8	8.2	14.1	2.4	3.2	5.4	1.1
2002	10.4	18.6	2.8	9.2	16.2	2.7	19.3	36.0	4.1	8.9	14.8	3.1	3.2	5.5	1.1
2001	10.3	18.5	2.8	9.2	16.3	2.7	18.4	34.5	3.8	7.8	13.0	2.8	3.0	5.2	1.0
2000	10.2	18.1	2.8	9.0	15.9	2.7	18.4	34.2	3.9	7.9	13.1	2.9	3.4	6.0	1.1
1999	10.3	18.4	2.9	9.1	16.2	2.7	18.4	34.1	4.3	9.3	16.1	2.6	3.7	5.9	1.6

[Rates on an annual basis per 100,000 population in specified group; age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 U.S. standard population; see "Technical Notes." Rates are based on populations enumerated as of April 1 for 2000 and estimated as of July 1 for all other years; see "Technical Notes." Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards. Data for specified races other than white and black should be interpreted with caution because of inconsistencies between reporting race on death certificates and on censuses and surveys; see "Technical Notes." A listing of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), Second Edition codes included in this table can be found in the note at the bottom of the table]
1Multiple-race data were reported by 25 states and the District of Columbia in 2006, by 21 states and the District of Columbia in 2005, by 15 states in 2004, and by 7 states in 2003; see "Technical Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical Notes."
2Includes Aleuts and Eskimos.
3Includes Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or Pacific Islander.
4For method of computation, see "Technical Notes."NOTE:
Causes of death attributable to injury by firearms include ICD-10 codes *U01.4,W32-W34,X72-X74,X93-X95,Y22-Y24, and Y35.0.

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Hypertensive heart disease -402
Hypertensive heart and renal disease -404
Ischemic heart disease (410-414)
Acute myocardial infarction -410
Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic heart disease -411
Angina pectoris -413
Old myocardial infarction and other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease -412,414
Other diseases of endocardium -424
All other forms of heart disease (415-423,425-429)
Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and peritoneum (150-159)
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (160-165)
Malignant neoplasm of breast (174-175)
Malignant neoplasms of genital organs (179-187)
Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs (188-189)
Malignant neoplasms of all other and unspecified sites (170-173,190-199)
Leukemia (204-208)
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (200-203)
Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)
Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)
Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)
All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807,E826-E949)
Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)
Diabetes mellitus -250
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis -571
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (580-589)
Septicemia -38
Alzheimer's disease 2 -331
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Atherosclerosis -440
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