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Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups: United States, preliminary 1995

[Data are based on a continuous file of records received from the States. Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisks preceding cause-of-death categories, see Technical notes. Figures are based on weighted data rounded to the nearest individual, so categories may not add to totals]

Rank1  Cause of death and age (Based on Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975)  Number  Rate 
All ages 2 
. . .  All causes  2,312,203  880.0 
1  Diseases of heart (390- 398, 402, 404- 429)  738,781  281.2 
2  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  537,969  204.7 
3  Cerebrovascular diseases (430- 438)  158,061  60.2 
4  Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)  104,756  39.9 
5  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  89,703  34.1 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  41,786  15.9 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  47,916  18.2 
6  Pneumonia and influenza (480- 487)  83,528  31.8 
7  Diabetes mellitus (250)  59,085  22.5 
8  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (* 042-*044)  42,506  16.2 
9  Suicide (E950- E959)  30,893  11.8 
10  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)  24,848  9.5 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  442,073  168.2 
1-4 years 
. . .  All causes  6,355  40.4 
1  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  2,277  14.5 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  814  5.2 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  1,463  9.3 
2  Congenital anomalies (740-759)  692  4.4 
3  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  487  3.1 
4  Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)  414  2.6 
5  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  256  1.6 
6  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (* 042-*044)  205  1.3 
7  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  138  0.9 
8  Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760-779)  96  0.6 
9  Septicemia (038)  67  0.4 
10  Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature (210-239)  60  0.4 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  1,663  10.6 
5-14 years 
. . .  All causes  8,412  22.1 
1  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  3,481  9.1 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  1,997  5.2 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  1,484  3.9 
2  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  999  2.6 
3  Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)  494  1.3 
4  Congenital anomalies (740-759)  457  1.2 
5  Suicide (E950-E959)  329  0.9 
6  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  269  0.7 
7  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)  174  0.5 
8  Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)  137  0.4 
9  Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature (210-239)  120  0.3 
10  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  115  0.3 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  1,837  4.8 
15-24 years 
. . .  All causes  33,569  93.4 
1  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  13,532  37.6 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  10,354  28.8 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  3,179  8.8 
2  Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)  6,827  19.0 
3  Suicide (E950- E959) .  4,789  13.3 
4  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  1,599  4.4 
5  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  964  2.7 
6  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)  643  1.8 
7  Congenital anomalies (740-759)  425  1.2 
8  Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)  220  0.6 
9  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  193  0.5 
10  Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)  166  0.5 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  4,211  11.7 
25-44 years 
. . .  All causes  157,971  189.5 
1  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)  30,465  36.6 
2  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  25,995  31.2 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  14,087  16.9 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  11,909  14.3 
3  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  21,983  26.4 
4  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  16,719  20.1 
5  Suicide (E950-E959)  12,518  15.0 
6  Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)  9,693  11.6 
7  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)  4,146  5.0 
8  Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)  3,407  4.1 
9  Diabetes mellitus (250)  2,417  2.9 
10  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  2,076  2.5 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  28,552  34.3 
45-64 years 
. . .  All causes  376,337  720.8 
1  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  131,808  252.5 
2  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  101,975  195.3 
3  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  15,021  28.8 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  7,004  13.4 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  8,016  15.4 
4  Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)  15,015  28.8 
5  Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)  12,889  24.7 
6  Diabetes mellitus (250)  12,039  23.1 
7  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)  10,310  19.7 
8  Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)  10,202  19.5 
9  Suicide (E950-E959)  7,175  13.7 
10  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  5,528  10.6 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  54,375  104.1 
65 years and over 
. . .  All causes  1,699,752  5,069.0 
1  Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404-429)  617,844  1,842.5 
2  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)  381,004  1,136.2 
3  Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)  139,134  414.9 
4  Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)  90,299  269.3 
5  Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)  74,995  223.7 
6  Diabetes mellitus (250)  44,472  132.6 
7  Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)  28,545  85.1 
. . .  [>]Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)  7,327  21.9 
. . .  [>]All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807, E826-E949)  21,218  63.3 
8  Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (580-589)  20,325  60.6 
9  Alzheimer's disease (331.0)  20,042  59.8 
10  Septicemia (038)  17,035  50.8 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  266,057  793.4 
1 Rank based on number of deaths; see Technical notes. 
2 Includes deaths under 1 year of age. 
NOTES: Data are subject to sampling and/ or random variation. For information on the relative standard errors of the data and further discussion, see Technical notes. 
Suggested citation: Rosenberg HM, Ventura SJ, Maurer JD, et al. Births and deaths: United States, 1995. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 3, supp 2, p 31. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1996. (The NCHS Web site contains instructions to download the Acrobat® reader required to view this publication.)

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