Vital Statistics


Black male, 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	1,203	40.2
1	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	483	16.1
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	231	7.7
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	252	8.4
2	Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978	151	5.0
3	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	85	2.8
4	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	56	1.9
5	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	55	1.8
6	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	49	1.6
7	Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759	45	1.5
8	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	25	0.8
9	Anemias. . . .280-285	19	*
10	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	16	*
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	219	7.3

. . . 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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