1. Mortality from Leading Causes by Education and Race in the United States, 2001 
Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, Michael J. Thun, MD, MS, Elizabeth E. Ward, PhD, S. Jane Henley, MS, Vilma E. Cokkinides, PhD, Taylor E. Murray, MS 
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 1-8.e7 (January 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Age-standardized death rates among people aged 25–64 years for all causes combined and the three leading causes by gender, race, and education, 2001.
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3. Figure 2
Total number of deaths that would have been averted in 2001 among people aged 25–64 years by race and gender had all the population had the mortality experience of the most educated. Overall, 44% of the total deaths (161,280 in whites, 40,840 in blacks, and 13,162 in Hispanics) could have been avoided in 2001.
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