Most Common Causes of Death in the US - Female

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The most common causes of death among females 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

		Female - 1980			Female - 2000
		All causes	914,763		All causes	1,225,773
1		Diseases of heart	355,424		Diseases of heart	365,953
2		Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types]	190,561		Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types]	267,009
3		Cerebrovascular diseases	100,252		Cerebrovascular diseases	102,892
4		Unintentional injuries	31,538		Chronic lower respiratory diseases	62,005
5		Pneumonia and influenza	27,045		Diabetes mellitus	37,699
6		Diabetes mellitus	20,526		Influenza and pneumonia	36,655
7		Atherosclerosis	17,848		Alzheimer's disease	35,120
8		Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases	17,425		Unintentional injuries	34,083
9		Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	10,815		Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	19,440
10		Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	9,815		Septicemia	17,687

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