Vital Statistics


All races³, 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	1,172,959	914.1
1	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	362,714	282.7
2	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	281,611	219.5
3	Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438	61,563	48.0
4	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	61,401	47.9
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	29,164	22.7
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	32,237	25.1
5	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . .490-496	53,938	42.0
6	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	37,787	29.4
7	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	35,950	28.0
8	Diabetes mellitus. . . .250	26,124	20.4
9	Suicide. . . .E950-E959	25,369	19.8
10	Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978	17,740	13.8
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	208,762	162.7

. . . 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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