Vital Statistics


White male, all ages⁴
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	All causes	997,277	932.1
1	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	318,751	297.9
2	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	244,000	228.1
3	Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438	52,045	48.6
4	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	50,670	47.4
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	24,229	22.6
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	26,441	24.7
5	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	49,320	46.1
6	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	32,948	30.8
7	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	22,853	21.4
8	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	22,670	21.2
9	Diabetes mellitus. . . .250	21,407	20.0
10	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . .571	14,100	13.2
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	168,513	157.5

. . . 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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