Vital Statistics


Black, both sexes, 5-14 years
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	All causes	1,974	33.4
1	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	733	12.4
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	364	6.2
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	369	6.3
2	Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978	216	3.7
3	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	173	2.9
4	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	108	1.8
5	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	85	1.4
6	Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759	78	1.3
7	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	72	1.2
8	Anemias. . . .280-285	40	0.7
9	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	36	0.6
10	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	31	0.5
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	402	6.8

. . . 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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