The most common causes of death 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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All Persons - 1980 | All Persons - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 1,989,841 | All causes | 2,403,351 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 38% | Diseases of heart | 30% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 21% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 23% | ||
3 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 9% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 7% | ||
4 | Unintentional injuries | 5% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5% | ||
5 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 3% | Unintentional injuries | 4% | ||
6 | Pneumonia and influenza | 3% | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | ||
7 | Diabetes mellitus | 2% | Influenza and pneumonia | 3% | ||
8 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 2% | Alzheimer's disease | 2% | ||
9 | Atherosclerosis | 1% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% | ||
10 | Suicide | 1% | Septicemia | 1% |
Male - 1980 | Male - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 1,075,078 | All causes | 1,177,578 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 38% | Diseases of heart | 29% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 21% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 24% | ||
3 | Unintentional injuries | 7% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 6% | ||
4 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 7% | Unintentional injuries | 5% | ||
5 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 4% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5% | ||
6 | Pneumonia and influenza | 3% | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | ||
7 | Suicide | 2% | Influenza and pneumonia | 2% | ||
8 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 2% | Suicide | 2% | ||
9 | Homicide | 2% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% | ||
10 | Diabetes mellitus | 1% | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 1% |
Female - 1980 | Female - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 914,763 | All causes | 1,225,773 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 39% | Diseases of heart | 30% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 21% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 22% | ||
3 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 11% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 8% | ||
4 | Unintentional injuries | 3% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5% | ||
5 | Pneumonia and influenza | 3% | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | ||
6 | Diabetes mellitus | 2% | Influenza and pneumonia | 3% | ||
7 | Atherosclerosis | 2% | Alzheimer's disease | 3% | ||
8 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 2% | Unintentional injuries | 3% | ||
9 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 1% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% | ||
10 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 1% | Septicemia | 1% |
White - 1980 | White - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 1,738,607 | All causes | 2,071,287 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 39% | Diseases of heart | 30% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 21% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 23% | ||
3 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 9% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 7% | ||
4 | Unintentional injuries | 5% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5% | ||
5 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 3% | Unintentional injuries | 4% | ||
6 | Pneumonia and influenza | 3% | Influenza and pneumonia | 3% | ||
7 | Diabetes mellitus | 2% | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | ||
8 | Atherosclerosis | 2% | Alzheimer's disease | 2% | ||
9 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 1% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 1% | ||
10 | Suicide | 1% | Suicide | 1% |
Black - 1980 | Black - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 233,135 | All causes | 285,826 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 31% | Diseases of heart | 27% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 19% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 22% | ||
3 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 9% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 7% | ||
4 | Unintentional injuries | 6% | Unintentional injuries | 4% | ||
5 | Homicide | 4% | Diabetes mellitus | 4% | ||
6 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 3% | Homicide | 3% | ||
7 | Pneumonia and influenza | 2% | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 3% | ||
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 2% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 3% | ||
9 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 2% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% | ||
10 | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 1% | Influenza and pneumonia | 2% |
American Indian or Alaska Native - 1980 | American Indian or Alaska Native - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 6,923 | All causes | 11,363 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 22% | Diseases of heart | 21% | ||
2 | Unintentional injuries | 19% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 17% | ||
3 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 11% | Unintentional injuries | 12% | ||
4 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 6% | Diabetes mellitus | 5% | ||
5 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 5% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 5% | ||
6 | Pneumonia and influenza | 4% | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 5% | ||
7 | Homicide | 3% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4% | ||
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | Suicide | 3% | ||
9 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 3% | Influenza and pneumonia | 3% | ||
10 | Suicide | 3% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% |
Asian or Pacific Islander - 1980 | Asian or Pacific Islander - 2000 | |||||
All causes | 11,071 | All causes | 34,875 | |||
1 | Diseases of heart | 29% | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 26% | ||
2 | Malignant neoplasms [Cancer of All Types] | 23% | Diseases of heart | 26% | ||
3 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 9% | Cerebrovascular diseases | 9% | ||
4 | Unintentional injuries | 7% | Unintentional injuries | 5% | ||
5 | Pneumonia and influenza | 3% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 3% | ||
6 | Suicide | 2% | Influenza and pneumonia | 3% | ||
7 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 2% | Diabetes mellitus | 3% | ||
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 2% | Suicide | 2% | ||
9 | Homicide | 2% | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2% | ||
10 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 2% | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 1% |
Hispanic - 2000 | ||||||
All causes | 107,254 | |||||
1 | Diseases of heart | 24% | ||||
2 | Malignant neoplasms | 20% | ||||
3 | Unintentional injuries | 8% | ||||
4 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 6% | ||||
5 | Diabetes mellitus | 5% | ||||
6 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 3% | ||||
7 | Homicide | 3% | ||||
8 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 3% | ||||
9 | Influenza and pneumonia | 2% | ||||
10 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 2% |