Volume 2, Number 4—October 1996
Dispatch
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the United States, 1979-1994: Using National Mortality Data to Assess the Possible Occurrence of Variant Cases
Table 1
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease deaths and death rates in the United States, 1979-1994
| Characteristics | Number of Deaths | Death Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexa | |||
| Male | 1714 | 1.04 | |
| Female | 1928 | 0.89 | |
| Racea | |||
| White | 3466 | 1.01 | |
| Black | 125 | 0.37 | |
| Other | 51 | 0.67 | |
| Age group, years | |||
| 0-4 | 1 | <0.01 | |
| 5-9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10-14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20-24 | 1 | <0.01 | |
| 25-29 | 3 | <0.01 | |
| 30-34 | 13 | 0.04 | |
| 35-39 | 23 | 0.08 | |
| 40-44 | 39 | 0.16 | |
| 45-49 | 91 | 0.45 | |
| 50-54 | 183 | 0.99 | |
| 55-59 | 378 | 2.14 | |
| 60-64 | 598 | 3.55 | |
| 65-69 | 765 | 5.03 | |
| 70-74 | 706 | 5.75 | |
| 75-79 | 508 | 5.60 | |
| 80-84 | 225 | 3.94 | |
| 85+ | 108 | 2.42 | |
| Regionb | |||
| Northeast | 926 | 1.06 | |
| Midwest | 1008 | 1.04 | |
| South | 1068 | 0.83 | |
| West |
640 |
0.89 |
|
| U.S.a | 3642 | 0.95 | |
aAge-adjusted death rates per million persons.
bAge-sex-race-adjusted death rates per million persons
