Vital Statistics


Black female, 45-64 years
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	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

. . . 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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