Number of deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanic and white non-Hispanic origins, for specified age groups: Total of 49 reporting States and the District of Columbia, 1995

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisks preceding cause-of-death categories, or for a listing of reporting States, see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.]

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White non-Hispanic origin, all ages3
Rank1 Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision,
International Classification of Diseases, 1975)
,
and age
Number2 Rate2
. . . All causes. . . . 1,856,052 972.5
[>]1 Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429 613,933 321.7
[>]2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of
[>]lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208
443,638 232.5
[>]3 Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438 128,961 67.6
[>]4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
[>]and allied conditions. . . .490-496
90,914 47.6
[>]5 Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487 69,396 36.4
[>]6 Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949 68,328 35.8
. . . [>]Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825 31,205 16.4
. . . [>]All other accidents and adverse
[>][>]effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949
37,123 19.5
[>]7 Diabetes mellitus. . . .250 42,671 22.4
[>]8 Suicide. . . .E950-E959 25,784 13.5
[>]9 Human immunodeficiency virus
[>]infection. . . .*042-*044
19,181 10.1
10 Alzheimer's disease. . . .331.0 18,773 9.8
. . . All other causes. . . .Residual 334,473 175.3
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision (see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.).
. . . Category not applicable.
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.
 

This is part of a larger table, which is available in component sections (by race, sex, and age) as well as in its entirety. You may also view the entire table on pages 52 through 54 of its original publication.

Suggested citation: Anderson RN, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL. Report of final mortality statistics, 1995. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2, table 15. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1997.

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