Vital Statistics


Black male, 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	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

. . . 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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