Vital Statistics

All races³, both sexes, all ages⁴
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²

. . .	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

. . . 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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