The most common causes of mortality amoung Asian or Pacific Islander in the United States

The table is derived from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Health, United States, 2002 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans."

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Overall - Raw Numbers | Overall - Percentages
Asian-Descent | Black | Female | Hispanic/Latino | Male | Native American | White

Asian or Pacific Islander - 1980

Asian or Pacific Islander - 2000

All causes

11,071

All causes

34,875

1

Diseases of heart

3,265

Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types]

9,221

2

Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types]

2,522

Diseases of heart

9,101

3

Cerebrovascular diseases

1,028

Cerebrovascular diseases

3,288

4

Unintentional injuries

810

Unintentional injuries

1,678

5

Pneumonia and influenza

342

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

1,133

6

Suicide

249

Influenza and pneumonia

1,120

7

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

246

Diabetes mellitus

1,103

8

Diabetes mellitus

227

Suicide

616

9

Homicide

211

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis

527

10

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

207

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

392



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