1950:  CHANGING PICTURE OF DEATH AMONG 15-24 YR-OLDS SECTIONS
 

Black Arrow says "Note Change in Scale."
Y-axis: 450 in 1920 chart
140 in this chart.
 

Mortality Among 15-24 Year Olds: 1950
Deaths per 100,000 Population

Disease All White Female White Male Other Female Other Male
All 128.1 71.5 152.4 216.4 289.9
Injury 54.8 17.6 91.8 22.1 97.4
Tuberculosis 11.3 6.6 4.3 63.4 46.3
Heart Disease 9.4 7.8 7.7 22.6 19.7
Cancer 8.6 7.5 9.9 8.6 7.7
Homicide 6.3 1.3 3.7 15.8 56.5
Suicide 4.5 2.7 6.6 1.7 5.3

Reference: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. The 1950 Edition of Vital Statistics of the United States.Volume II, Mortality, Part A. Table 8.43. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.