Most Common Causes of Death in the US - Asian or Pacific Islander

The most common causes of mortality among 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