Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race and sex: United States, 1995

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisks preceding cause-of-death categories, see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.]

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Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, all ages4
. . . All causes 2,312,132 880.0
1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 737,563 280.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
538,455 204.9
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 157,991 60.1
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
102,899 39.2
[>]5 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 93,320 35.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 43,363 16.5
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
49,957 19.0
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 82,923 31.6
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 59,254 22.6
[>]8 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
43,115 16.4
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 31,284 11.9
10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 25,222 9.6
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 440,106 167.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 6,393 40.6
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,280 14.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 825 5.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,455 9.2
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 695 4.4
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
488 3.1
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 452 2.9
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 251 1.6
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
210 1.3
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 156 1.0
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
87 0.6
[>]9 Septicemia. . . .038 80 0.5
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 57 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,637 10.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 8,596 22.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 3,544 9.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 2,055 5.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,489 3.9
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
1,026 2.7
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 562 1.5
[>]4 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 449 1.2
[>]5 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 337 0.9
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 294 0.8
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
189 0.5
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
143 0.4
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 128 0.3
10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
105 0.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,819 4.8
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 34,244 95.3
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 13,842 38.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 10,600 29.5
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
3,242 9.0
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 7,284 20.3
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 4,784 13.3
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
1,642 4.6
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 1,039 2.9
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
629 1.7
[>]7 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 452 1.3
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
246 0.7
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 207 0.6
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 172 0.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 3,947 11.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 160,015 192.0
[>]1 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
30,754 36.9
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 27,660 33.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 14,618 17.5
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
13,042 15.6
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
21,985 26.4
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 17,064 20.5
[>]5 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 12,759 15.3
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 10,280 12.3
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 4,309 5.2
[>]8 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 3,492 4.2
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 2,458 2.9
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 2,102 2.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 27,152 32.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 378,512 725.0
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
132,084 253.0
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 102,738 196.8
[>]3 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 16,004 30.7
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 7,428 14.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
8,576 16.4
[>]4 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 15,208 29.1
[>]5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
12,744 24.4
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 12,184 23.3
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 10,603 20.3
[>]8 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
10,499 20.1
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 7,336 14.1
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 5,537 10.6
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 53,575 102.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, both sexes, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 1,694,326 5,052.8
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 615,426 1,835.3
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
381,142 1,136.6
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 138,762 413.8
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
88,478 263.9
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 74,297 221.6
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 44,452 132.6
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 29,099 86.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 7,626 22.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
21,473 64.0
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 20,230 60.3
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
20,182 60.2
10 Septicemia. . . .038 16,899 50.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 265,359 791.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, all ages4
. . . All causes 1,172,959 914.1
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 362,714 282.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
281,611 219.5
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 61,563 48.0
[>]4 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 61,401 47.9
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 29,164 22.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
32,237 25.1
[>]5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
53,938 42.0
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 37,787 29.4
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
35,950 28.0
[>]8 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 26,124 20.4
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 25,369 19.8
10 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 17,740 13.8
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 208,762 162.7
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 3,609 44.8
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,354 16.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 454 5.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
900 11.2
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 374 4.6
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
290 3.6
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 253 3.1
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 136 1.7
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
96 1.2
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 69 0.9
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
45 0.6
[>]9 Septicemia. . . .038 38 0.5
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 36 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 918 11.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 5,219 26.7
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,288 11.7
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 1,255 6.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,033 5.3
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
587 3.0
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 374 1.9
[>]4 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 260 1.3
[>]5 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 230 1.2
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 163 0.8
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
103 0.5
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
98 0.5
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 58 0.3
10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
52 0.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,006 5.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 25,777 140.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 10,313 56.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 7,594 41.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,719 14.8
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 6,224 33.9
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 4,132 22.5
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
1,009 5.5
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 659 3.6
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
377 2.1
[>]7 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 258 1.4
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
133 0.7
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 119 0.6
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 97 0.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 2,456 13.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 111,957 269.8
[>]1 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
25,615 61.7
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 21,096 50.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 10,547 25.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
10,549 25.4
[>]3 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 12,268 29.6
[>]4 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 10,314 24.9
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
10,069 24.3
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 7,910 19.1
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 3,119 7.5
[>]8 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,863 4.5
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,421 3.4
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 1,302 3.1
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 16,980 40.9
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 233,212 924.5
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 72,337 286.8
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
70,077 277.8
[>]3 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 11,429 45.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 4,974 19.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
6,455 25.6
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
9,119 36.1
[>]5 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 8,365 33.2
[>]6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 7,557 30.0
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
6,673 26.5
[>]8 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 6,462 25.6
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 5,679 22.5
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 3,400 13.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 32,114 127.3
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, male, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 776,232 5,670.6
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 276,756 2,021.8
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
199,536 1,457.7
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 51,030 372.8
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
46,425 339.1
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 32,557 237.8
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 18,144 132.5
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 14,399 105.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 4,214 30.8
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
10,185 74.4
[>]8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
9,421 68.8
[>]9 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 6,837 49.9
10 Septicemia. . . .038 6,764 49.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 114,363 835.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, all ages4
. . . All causes 1,139,173 847.3
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 374,849 278.8
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
256,844 191.0
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 96,428 71.7
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
48,961 36.4
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 45,136 33.6
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 33,130 24.6
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 31,919 23.7
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 14,199 10.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
17,720 13.2
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 13,607 10.1
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
12,287 9.1
10 Septicemia. . . .038 11,974 8.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 214,038 159.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 2,784 36.2
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 926 12.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 371 4.8
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
555 7.2
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 321 4.2
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 199 2.6
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
198 2.6
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 115 1.5
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
114 1.5
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 87 1.1
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
42 0.5
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 42 0.5
10 Anemias. . . .280-285 23 0.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 717 9.3
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 3,377 18.2
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,256 6.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 800 4.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
456 2.5
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
439 2.4
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 219 1.2
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 188 1.0
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 131 0.7
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
86 0.5
[>]7 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 77 0.4
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 70 0.4
[>]9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
53 0.3
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
45 0.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 813 4.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 8,467 48.1
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 3,529 20.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,006 17.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
523 3.0
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 1,060 6.0
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 652 3.7
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
633 3.6
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 380 2.2
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
252 1.4
[>]7 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 194 1.1
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
113 0.6
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 88 0.5
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 75 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,491 8.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 48,058 114.8
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
11,916 28.5
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 6,564 15.7
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 4,071 9.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,493 6.0
[>]3 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
5,139 12.3
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 4,796 11.5
[>]5 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 2,445 5.8
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 2,370 5.7
[>]7 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,629 3.9
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 1,190 2.8
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,037 2.5
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 800 1.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 10,172 24.3
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 145,300 538.5
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms,including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
62,007 229.8
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 30,401 112.7
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 6,843 25.4
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
6,071 22.5
[>]5 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 5,722 21.2
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 4,575 17.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 2,454 9.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,121 7.9
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 3,046 11.3
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 2,137 7.9
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 1,657 6.1
10 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
1,380 5.1
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 21,461 79.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  All races3, female, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 918,094 4,626.6
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 338,670 1,706.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
181,606 915.2
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 87,732 442.1
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
42,053 211.9
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 41,740 210.3
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 26,308 132.6
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 14,700 74.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,412 17.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
11,288 56.9
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 13,393 67.5
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
10,761 54.2
10 Septicemia. . . .038 10,135 51.1
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 150,996 760.9
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, all ages4
. . . All causes 1,987,437 911.3
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 649,089 297.6
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
468,897 215.0
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 136,481 62.6
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
95,077 43.6
[>]5 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 77,748 35.7
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 36,255 16.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
41,493 19.0
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 73,641 33.8
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 47,475 21.8
[>]8 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 28,187 12.9
[>]9 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
25,509 11.7
10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 21,432 9.8
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 363,901 166.9
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 4,366 35.1
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,648 13.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 604 4.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,044 8.4
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 504 4.1
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
380 3.1
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 242 1.9
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 153 1.2
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 89 0.7
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
85 0.7
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 55 0.4
[>]9 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
47 0.4
10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
37 0.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,126 9.1
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 6,249 20.6
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,652 8.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 1,598 5.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,054 3.5
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
798 2.6
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 347 1.1
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 316 1.0
[>]5 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 289 1.0
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 196 0.6
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 89 0.3
[>]8 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
80 0.3
[>]9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
79 0.3
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
67 0.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,336 4.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 24,185 84.3
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 11,524 40.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 8,926 31.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,598 9.1
[>]2 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 4,003 14.0
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 2,985 10.4
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
1,292 4.5
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 629 2.2
[>]6 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 356 1.2
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
274 1.0
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 153 0.5
[>]9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
138 0.5
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 119 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 2,712 9.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 113,811 165.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 22,242 32.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 11,905 17.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
10,337 15.0
[>]2 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
18,281 26.6
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
17,284 25.1
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 12,162 17.7
[>]5 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 11,262 16.4
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 5,103 7.4
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 3,358 4.9
[>]8 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 2,210 3.2
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,779 2.6
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 1,398 2.0
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 18,732 27.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 301,400 672.0
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
109,777 244.8
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 81,910 182.6
[>]3 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 12,925 28.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 6,194 13.8
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
6,731 15.0
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
11,086 24.7
[>]5 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 10,772 24.0
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 8,788 19.6
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 8,657 19.3
[>]8 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 6,847 15.3
[>]9 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
6,321 14.1
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 4,148 9.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 40,169 89.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White, both sexes, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 1,517,584 5,049.3
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 553,520 1,841.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
339,301 1,128.9
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 123,127 409.7
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
82,954 276.0
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 67,458 224.4
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 36,808 122.5
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 26,139 87.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 6,866 22.8
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
19,273 64.1
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 19,063 63.4
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
16,926 56.3
10 Atherosclerosis. . . .440 14,683 48.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 237,605 790.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, all ages4
. . . All causes 997,277 932.1
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 318,751 297.9
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
244,000 228.1
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 52,045 48.6
[>]4 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 50,670 47.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 24,229 22.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
26,441 24.7
[>]5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
49,320 46.1
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 32,948 30.8
[>]7 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 22,853 21.4
[>]8 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
22,670 21.2
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 21,407 20.0
10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 14,100 13.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 168,513 157.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 2,477 38.8
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 978 15.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 328 5.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
650 10.2
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 273 4.3
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
233 3.7
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 133 2.1
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 82 1.3
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 41 0.6
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
37 0.6
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 24 0.4
[>]8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
24 0.4
10 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
23 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 629 9.9
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 3,802 24.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,712 11.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 974 6.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
738 4.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
471 3.0
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 223 1.4
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 203 1.3
[>]5 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 174 1.1
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 106 0.7
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
47 0.3
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
40 0.3
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 40 0.3
10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
37 0.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 749 4.8
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 17,999 122.3
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 8,547 58.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 6,362 43.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,185 14.8
[>]2 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 3,459 23.5
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 2,421 16.5
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
805 5.5
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 404 2.7
[>]6 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 203 1.4
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
199 1.4
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 96 0.7
[>]9 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 67 0.5
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
66 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,732 11.8
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 81,001 234.1
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 17,079 49.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 8,601 24.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
8,478 24.5
[>]2 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
16,242 46.9
[>]3 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 9,125 26.4
[>]4 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 9,098 26.3
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
7,974 23.0
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 3,806 11.0
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 2,483 7.2
[>]8 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,199 3.5
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,041 3.0
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 867 2.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 12,087 34.9
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 186,980 853.7
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 59,316 270.8
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
58,004 264.8
[>]3 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 9,215 42.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 4,146 18.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
5,069 23.1
[>]4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 6,259 28.6
[>]5 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 5,869 26.8
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
5,763 26.3
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
5,752 26.3
[>]8 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 5,301 24.2
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 4,850 22.1
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 2,511 11.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 24,140 110.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White male, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 693,659 5,633.5
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 249,444 2,025.8
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
176,481 1,433.3
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 44,756 363.5
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
43,074 349.8
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 29,221 237.3
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 15,454 125.5
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 12,756 103.6
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,724 30.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
9,032 73.4
[>]8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
8,050 65.4
[>]9 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 6,428 52.2
10 Septicemia. . . .038 5,584 45.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 102,411 831.7
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, all ages4
. . . All causes 990,160 891.3
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 330,338 297.4
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
224,897 202.4
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 84,436 76.0
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
45,757 41.2
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 40,693 36.6
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 27,078 24.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 12,026 10.8
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
15,052 13.5
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 26,068 23.5
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 12,826 11.5
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
9,829 8.8
10 Septicemia. . . .038 9,744 8.8
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 178,494 160.7
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 1,889 31.2
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 670 11.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 276 4.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
394 6.5
[>]2 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 231 3.8
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
147 2.4
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 109 1.8
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 71 1.2
[>]6 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
48 0.8
[>]6 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 48 0.8
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 31 0.5
[>]9 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
24 0.4
10 Meningococcal infection. . . .036 15 *
[>]. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 495 8.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 2,447 16.6
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 940 6.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 624 4.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
316 2.1
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
327 2.2
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 173 1.2
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 113 0.8
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 90 0.6
[>]6 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 66 0.4
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 49 0.3
[>]8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
42 0.3
[>]9 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
33 0.2
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
27 0.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 587 4.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 6,186 44.3
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,977 21.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 2,564 18.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
413 3.0
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 564 4.0
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 544 3.9
[>]4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
487 3.5
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 225 1.6
[>]6 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 153 1.1
[>]7 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
75 0.5
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
72 0.5
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 57 0.4
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 52 0.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 980 7.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 32,810 96.0
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
9,310 27.2
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 5,163 15.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,304 9.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,859 5.4
[>]3 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 3,037 8.9
[>]4 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 2,164 6.3
[>]5 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
2,039 6.0
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 1,297 3.8
[>]7 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,011 3.0
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 875 2.6
[>]9 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 738 2.2
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 531 1.6
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 6,645 19.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 114,420 498.7
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
51,773 225.6
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 22,594 98.5
[>]3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
5,334 23.2
[>]4 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 4,903 21.4
[>]5 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 3,938 17.2
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 3,710 16.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 2,048 8.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,662 7.2
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 2,398 10.5
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 1,637 7.1
[>]9 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 1,546 6.7
10 Septicemia. . . .038 847 3.7
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 15,740 68.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  White female, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 823,925 4,643.9
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 304,076 1,713.9
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
162,820 917.7
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 78,371 441.7
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
39,880 224.8
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 38,237 215.5
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 21,354 120.4
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 13,383 75.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,142 17.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
10,241 57.7
[>]8 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 12,635 71.2
[>]9 Atherosclerosis. . . .440 9,309 52.5
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
8,876 50.0
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 134,984 760.8
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, all ages4
. . . All causes 286,401 864.2
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 78,643 237.3
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
60,603 182.9
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 18,537 55.9
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
17,139 51.7
[>]5 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 12,748 38.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 5,423 16.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
7,325 22.1
[>]6 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 10,783 32.5
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 10,402 31.4
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 7,803 23.5
[>]9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
6,667 20.1
10 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
4,952 14.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 58,124 175.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 1,742 70.3
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 515 20.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 180 7.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
335 13.5
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 192 7.7
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 168 6.8
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
124 5.0
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 88 3.6
[>]6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
86 3.5
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 58 2.3
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
35 1.4
[>]9 Anemias. . . .280-285 31 1.3
10 Septicemia. . . .038 22 0.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 423 17.1
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 1,974 33.4
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 733 12.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 364 6.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
369 6.3
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 216 3.7
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
173 2.9
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
108 1.8
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 85 1.4
[>]6 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 78 1.3
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
72 1.2
[>]8 Anemias. . . .280-285 40 0.7
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 36 0.6
10 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 31 0.5
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 402 6.8
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 8,723 159.8
[>]1 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 4,060 74.4
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,749 32.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 1,227 22.5
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
522 9.6
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 552 10.1
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 371 6.8
[>]5 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
350 6.4
[>]6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
286 5.2
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
104 1.9
[>]8 Anemias. . . .280-285 103 1.9
[>]9 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 81 1.5
10 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 50 0.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 1,017 18.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 41,916 395.5
[>]1 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
12,124 114.4
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 4,856 45.8
[>]3 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 4,519 42.6
[>]4 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 4,457 42.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 2,114 19.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,343 22.1
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
3,978 37.5
[>]6 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,155 10.9
[>]7 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 1,117 10.5
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 748 7.1
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 647 6.1
10 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 624 5.9
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 7,691 72.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 68,387 1,275.4
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
19,402 361.8
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 18,815 350.9
[>]3 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
4,075 76.0
[>]4 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 3,852 71.8
[>]5 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 3,000 55.9
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,565 47.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 921 17.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,644 30.7
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 1,615 30.1
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
1,473 27.5
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 1,244 23.2
10 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 1,002 18.7
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 11,344 211.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black, both sexes, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 154,440 5,679.2
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 54,563 2,006.4
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
36,661 1,348.1
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 13,395 492.6
[>]4 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 6,721 247.1
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 5,605 206.1
[>]6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
4,603 169.3
[>]7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
2,954 108.6
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 2,582 94.9
[>]9 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 2,482 91.3
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 575 21.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,907 70.1
10 Hypertension with or without renal
[>]disease. . . .401,403
1,950 71.7
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 22,924 843.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, all ages4
. . . All causes 154,175 980.7
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 38,389 244.2
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
32,880 209.1
[>]3 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
12,875 81.9
[>]4 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 8,847 56.3
[>]5 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 8,834 56.2
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 3,863 24.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
4,971 31.6
[>]6 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 8,011 51.0
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 4,110 26.1
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 4,019 25.6
[>]9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
3,917 24.9
10 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
2,731 17.4
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 29,562 188.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 973 77.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 306 24.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 102 8.1
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
204 16.2
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 109 8.7
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 87 6.9
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
59 4.7
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 51 4.1
[>]6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
45 3.6
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 22 1.8
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
18 *
[>]8 Anemias. . . .280-285 18 *
10 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 14 *
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 244 19.4
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 1,203 40.2
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 483 16.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 231 7.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
252 8.4
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 151 5.0
[>]3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
85 2.8
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
56 1.9
[>]5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
55 1.8
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 49 1.6
[>]7 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 45 1.5
[>]8 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 25 0.8
[>]9 Anemias. . . .280-285 19 *
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 16 *
[>]. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 219 7.3
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 6,803 249.2
[>]1 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 3,602 132.0
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,367 50.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 935 34.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
432 15.8
[>]3 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 492 18.0
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 227 8.3
[>]5 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
175 6.4
[>]6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
162 5.9
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
64 2.3
[>]8 Anemias. . . .280-285 55 2.0
[>]9 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 45 1.6
10 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 32 1.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 582 21.3
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 28,108 564.3
[>]1 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
9,064 182.0
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 3,879 77.9
[>]3 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 3,306 66.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 1,542 31.0
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,764 35.4
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 2,869 57.6
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
1,779 35.7
[>]6 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 926 18.6
[>]7 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 576 11.6
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 492 9.9
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 404 8.1
10 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 350 7.0
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 4,463 89.6
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 41,209 1,723.5
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 11,658 487.6
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
10,661 445.9
[>]3 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
3,267 136.6
[>]4 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 2,180 91.2
[>]5 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,880 78.6
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 642 26.9
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
1,238 51.8
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,411 59.0
[>]7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 1,103 46.1
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
827 34.6
[>]8 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 827 34.6
10 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 804 33.6
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 6,591 275.7
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black male, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 70,808 6,713.0
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 23,428 2,221.1
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
20,139 1,909.3
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 5,181 491.2
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
2,772 262.8
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 2,659 252.1
[>]6 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 2,315 219.5
[>]7 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,365 129.4
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 383 36.3
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
982 93.1
[>]8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
1,238 117.4
[>]9 Septicemia. . . .038 1,064 100.9
10 Hypertension with or without renal
[>]disease. . . .401,403
742 70.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 9,905 939.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, all ages4
. . . All causes 132,226 759.0
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 40,254 231.1
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
27,723 159.1
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 10,526 60.4
[>]4 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 6,292 36.1
[>]5 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
4,264 24.5
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 3,914 22.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 1,560 9.0
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
2,354 13.5
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 3,784 21.7
[>]8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
2,750 15.8
[>]9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
2,243 12.9
10 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
2,221 12.7
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 28,255 162.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 1-4 years
. . . All causes 769 62.9
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 209 17.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 78 6.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
131 10.7
[>]2 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 83 6.8
[>]3 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 81 6.6
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
65 5.3
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
41 3.4
[>]6 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 37 3.0
[>]7 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 36 2.9
[>]8 Certain conditions originating in the
[>]perinatal period. . . .760-779
17 *
[>]9 Anemias. . . .280-285 13 *
10 Septicemia. . . .038 10 *
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 177 14.5
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 5-14 years
. . . All causes 771 26.5
[>]1 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 250 8.6
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 133 4.6
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
117 4.0
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
88 3.0
[>]3 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 65 2.2
[>]4 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
52 1.8
[>]5 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 36 1.2
[>]6 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 33 1.1
[>]7 Anemias. . . .280-285 21 0.7
[>]8 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 20 0.7
[>]9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
17 *
10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,
[>]and neoplasms[>]of uncertain behavior
[>]and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239
10 *
[>]. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 179 6.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 15-24 years
. . . All causes 1,920 70.3
[>]1 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 458 16.8
[>]2 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 382 14.0
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 292 10.7
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
90 3.3
[>]3 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
175 6.4
[>]4 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 144 5.3
[>]5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
124 4.5
[>]6 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 60 2.2
[>]7 Anemias. . . .280-285 48 1.8
[>]8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,
[>]and the puerperium. . . .630-676
43 1.6
[>]9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
40 1.5
10 Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759 36 1.3
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 410 15.0
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 25-44 years
. . . All causes 13,808 245.8
[>]1 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
3,060 54.5
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
2,199 39.1
[>]3 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 1,650 29.4
[>]4 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,151 20.5
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 572 10.2
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
579 10.3
[>]5 Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978 977 17.4
[>]6 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 579 10.3
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 274 4.9
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 256 4.6
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 243 4.3
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
206 3.7
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 3,213 57.2
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 45-64 years
. . . All causes 27,178 914.7
[>]1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
8,741 294.2
[>]2 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 7,157 240.9
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 1,672 56.3
[>]4 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 1,589 53.5
[>]5 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
808 27.2
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 685 23.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 279 9.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
406 13.7
[>]7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
646 21.7
[>]8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571 512 17.2
[>]9 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 440 14.8
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
392 13.2
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 4,536 152.7
 
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975
),
race, sex, and age
Number2 Rate2
 
  Black female, 65 years and over
. . . All causes 83,632 5,024.1
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 31,135 1,870.4
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
16,522 992.5
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 8,214 493.4
[>]4 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 4,406 264.7
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 2,946 177.0
[>]6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
1,831 110.0
[>]7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
[>]nephrosis. . . .580-589
1,716 103.1
[>]8 Septicemia. . . .038 1,518 91.2
[>]9 Hypertension with or without renal
[>]disease. . . .401,403
1,208 72.6
10 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 1,117 67.1
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 192 11.5
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
925 55.6
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 13,019 782.1 footnotes
. . . Category not applicable.
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision (see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.).
1 Rank based on number of deaths; see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.
2 Figures for age not stated are included in "All ages" but not distributed among age groups.
3 Includes races other than white and black.
4 Includes deaths under 1 year of age.
 

This is table is available in component sections (by race, sex, and age).

Suggested citation:

Anderson RN, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL. Report of final mortality statistics, 1995. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2, table 7. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. (The NCHS Web site contains instructions on downloading the Acrobat® reader required to view this publication.)

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