Number of deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanic and white non-Hispanic origins, for specified age groups: Total of 49 reporting States and the District of Columbia, 1995

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

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White non-Hispanic origin, 45-64 years
Rank1	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), and age	Number2	Rate2
. . .	All causes. . . .	275,721	674.7
1	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	102,623	251.1
2	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	75,624	185.0
3	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	11,454	28.0
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	5,473	13.4
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	5,981	14.6
4	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	10,545	25.8
5	Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438	9,594	23.5
6	Diabetes mellitus. . . .250	7,523	18.4
7	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571	7,227	17.7
8	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	6,414	15.7
9	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .*042-*044	4,839	11.8
10	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	3,740	9.2
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	36,138	88.4
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision (see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.).
. . . Category not applicable.
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 part of a larger table, which is available in component sections (by race, sex, and age) as well as in its entirety. You may also view the entire table on pages 52 through 54 of its original publication.

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 15. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1997.

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