Rate ratios for external causes of death among the population age 40 and over in the 12 SCCS states, and in the SCCS population, by race and sex.

<p><b>Abbreviations</b>: CI, Confidence Interval; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; SMR, Standardized Mortality Ratio; SCCS, Southern Community Cohort Study</p><p>Panel A: Ratio of the directly standardized rate in the 12 SCCS states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) to the directly standardized rate in the remaining 38 states.</p><p>Panel B: Standardized mortality ratio of SCCS population relative to mortality rates in the 12 SCCS states.</p><p>Rate ratios for external causes of death among the population age 40 and over in the 12 SCCS states, and in the SCCS population, by race and sex.