Male minus female difference in the

Age-standardized death rate (ASDR) for

tuberculosis (TB, all forms), per 100,000. USA, 1900—60

Male-Female

Year

Difference

1900

17.2

1901

27.3

1902

22.2

1903

19.5

1904

22.4

1905

25.3

1906

27.8

1907

32.9

1908

34.1

1909

29.3

1910

29.9

1911

30.0

1912

31.7

1913

33.9

1914

36.9

1915

34.8

1916

32.4

1917

34.0

1918

40.7

1919

19.8

1920

9.0

1921

8.6

1922

10.8

1923

9.3

1924

9.0

1925

8.4

1926

9.1

1927

8.5

1928

10.2

1929

9.6

1930

11.9

1931

12.8

1932

12.4

1933

12.8

1934

14.1

1935

15.0

1936

16.0

1937

15.7

1938

14.4

1939

14.2

1940

16.8

1941

15.9

1942

17.8

1943

19.4

1944

21.2

1945

22.8

1946

18.0

1947

17.8

1948

17.6

1949

15.6

1950

14.2

1951

13.4

1952

11.3

1953

9.4

1954

7.8

1955

7.2

1956

6.8

1957

6.7

1958

6.2

1959

5.5

1960

5.3