Vital Statistics


All races³, female, 1-4 years
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), race, sex, and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	All causes	2,784	36.2
1	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	926	12.0
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	371	4.8
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	555	7.2
2	Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759	321	4.2
3	Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978	199	2.6
4	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	198	2.6
5	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	115	1.5
6	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	114	1.5
7	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	87	1.1
8	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period. . . .760-779	42	0.5
8	Septicemia. . . .038	42	0.5
10	Anemias. . . .280-285	23	0.3
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	717	9.3

. . . 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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