Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease deaths and death rates by age group, sex, race, and region, United States, 1979–2006.*

*Deaths obtained from the multiple cause-of-death data for 1979–1998 are based on ICD-9 codes, and deaths beginning in 1999 are based on ICD-10 codes with available computerized literal death certificate data. Death information was also obtained from other surveillance mechanisms. Death rates expressed per 1,000,000.†One death is missing both race and region; and one death is missing region.