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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates* for Parkinson Disease† — United States, 2000–2013
* Deaths per 100,000 standard population (year 2000).
† Deaths for Parkinson disease are identified using underlying cause of death with codes G20 and G21 in the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision.
The age-adjusted death rates for Parkinson disease increased for males from 8.8 per 100,000 population in 2000 to 11.0 in 2013 and for females from 3.9 in 2000 to 4.8 in 2013. From 2000 to 2013, the rates increased for black and white males and black and white females. Throughout the period, the rate for males was higher than the rate for females and the rates for whites were higher than those for blacks.
Source: National Vital Statistics System. Mortality public use data files, 2000–2013. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm.
Reported by: Jiaquan Xu, MD, jax4@cdc.gov, 301-458-4086.
Alternate Text: The figure above is a line chart showing the age-adjusted death rates for Parkinson disease increased for males from 8.8 per 100,000 population in 2000 to 11.0 in 2013 and for females from 3.9 in 2000 to 4.8 in 2013. From 2000 to 2013, the rates increased for black and white males and black and white females. Throughout the period, the rate for males was higher than the rate for females, and the rates for whites were higher than those for blacks.
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