Vital Statistics

All races³, both sexes, 1-4 years
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	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

. . . 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.

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