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Disparities Data Details IVP-29 by Race and Ethnicity for 2017

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Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2017
IVP-29 : Homicides (age-adjusted, per 100,000 population)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 6.1 (2007)
2020 Target: 5.5
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
2016
2017
Data Source: National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for IVP-29

IVP-29 Reduce homicides

Homicides (age-adjusted, per 100,000 population)

2020 Baseline (year): 6.1 (2007)
2020 Target: 5.5
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
Spotlight on Disparities:
Race and Ethnicity 2017 Disparity
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7
CI 1.5/1.8
SE 0.088		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
White, not Hispanic or Latino 2.9
CI 2.9/3.0
SE 0.040		 ÷ 1.763
CI
1.000/ 1.929
Hispanic or Latino 5.2
CI 5.0/5.4
SE 0.094		 ÷ 3.121
CI
1.000/ 3.422
American Indian or Alaska Native 6.3
CI 5.6/7.1
SE 0.370		 ÷ 3.799
CI
1.000/ 4.325
Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino 22.7
CI 22.2/23.1
SE 0.231		 ÷ 13.603
CI
1.000/14.866
Average group rate excluding best group rate 9.3
...
SE 0.259 		÷ 5.571
CI 1.000/ 6.148

Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release.

Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population.

Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown.

CI: 95% confidence interval.
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017
  • The best group rate for this objective, 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population (age adjusted), was attained by Asian or Pacific Islander persons.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 22.7 homicides per 100,000 population (age adjusted), was attained by Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 21.0 homicides per 100,000 population.
  • The worst group rate was 13.603 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 9.3 homicides per 100,000 population (age adjusted), was 5.571 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017

Asian or Pacific Islander persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population (age adjusted).

  • The rate for the White, not Hispanic or Latino population was 1.763 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for the Hispanic or Latino population was 3.121 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for the American Indian or Alaska Native population was 3.799 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for the Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino population was 13.603 times the best group rate.
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