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The disparities in certain death rates between blacks and whites in Massachusetts decline with age. In 2005, for those 65 and older, death rates for the three leading causes of death — heart disease, cancer and stroke — for blacks were less than those for whites by 13, 5 and 10 percent, respectively. Blacks who lived to the age of 85 had more expected years of life remaining than whites.
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Age-specific rates are the number of deaths
per 100,000 persons 65+
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Source: Massachusetts Deaths 2005, Center for Health Information, Statistics, Research
and Evaluation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, March 2007.
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