Explain!

Since this thread started we have more data. The data below comes from the CDC Wonder database, which continues to live up to its name. The data shows the number of deaths in white males where PD was present for each year between 1999 and 2013.

"Year" Deaths Population Crude Rate
"1999" 7829 112695874 6.9
"2000" 8315 113445038 7.3
"2001" 8943 114582599 7.8
"2002" 9074 115381931 7.9
"2003" 9574 116075451 8.2
"2004" 9777 116912350 8.4
"2005" 10576 117707377 9.0
"2006" 10627 118555067 9.0
"2007" 10818 119363736 9.1
"2008" 11238 120168475 9.4
"2009" 11324 120882836 9.4
"2010" 12067 121403489 9.9
"2011" 12665 122321135 10.4
"2012" 13200 122937079 10.7
"2013" 14028 123559280 11.4
"Total" 160055 1775991717 9.0
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"Dataset: Multiple Cause of Death, 1999-2013"
"Query Parameters:"
"Title:"
"2013 Urbanization: All"
"Autopsy: All"
"Gender: Male"
"Hispanic Origin: All"
"MCD - ICD-10 Codes: G20 (Parkinson's disease)"
"Place of Death: All"
"Race: White"
"Single-Year Ages: All"
"States: All"
"UCD - ICD-10 Codes: G20 (Parkinson's disease)"
"Weekday: All"
"Year/Month: All"
"Group By: Year"
"Show Totals: True"
"Show Zero Values: False"
"Show Suppressed: False"
"Calculate Rates Per: 100,000"
"Rate Options: Default intercensal populations for years 2001-2009 (except Infant Age Groups)"
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"Help: See http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/mcd.html for more information."
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"Query Date: Jul 29, 2015 11:19:07 AM"
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"Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death"
"1999-2013 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2013, as compiled"
"from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at"
"http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Jul 29, 2015 11:19:07 AM"
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John