|
|
Top Causes of
Death
(Source: CDC) |
White |
Black
|
Native
American
|
Asian
|
Hispanic
|
|
1. |
Diseases of the
heart |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2. |
Malignant neoplasms
(cancer) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
3. |
Cerebrovascular
diseases (stroke) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
4. |
Chronic lower
respiratory diseases |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
|
5. |
Accidents |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
6. |
Influenza and
pneumonia |
6 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
|
7. |
Diabetes
mellitus |
7 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
8. |
Alzheimer's
disease |
8 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
|
9. |
Nephritis,
nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
(kidneys) |
9 |
9 |
** |
9 |
** |
|
10. |
Intentional
self-harm (suicide) |
10 |
** |
9 |
8 |
** |
|
11. |
Septicmia (blood
poisoning) |
** |
** |
** |
10 |
** |
|
12. |
Chronic liver
disease and cirrhosis |
** |
** |
6 |
** |
6 |
|
13. |
Assault
(homicide) |
** |
8 |
10 |
** |
7 |
|
14. |
Human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease |
** |
7 |
** |
** |
** |
|
15. |
Certain conditions
originating in the perinatal period (child
birth) |
** |
** |
** |
** |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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