Trends in age-standardized death rates (per 100,000) for selected leading causes of death with increasing or leveling of trend in the general population among 25–64 year old U.S. adults by race, sex, and education, 1993–2001

Rates were age standardized to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
*Annual percent change based on rates that were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using regression analysis.
†Annual percent change is statistically significantly different from zero (two-sided P<.05).