Vital Statistics


White, both sexes, 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	301,400	672.0
1	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	109,777	244.8
2	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	81,910	182.6
3	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	12,925	28.8
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	6,194	13.8
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	6,731	15.0
4	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	11,086	24.7
5	Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438	10,772	24.0
6	Diabetes mellitus. . . .250	8,788	19.6
7	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571	8,657	19.3
8	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	6,847	15.3
9	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	6,321	14.1
10	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	4,148	9.2
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	40,169	89.6

. . . 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.

The NCHS Web site contains instructions on downloading the Acrobat® reader required to view this publication.