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Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups: United States, 1999

[Data are based on a continuous file of records received from the States. Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisks preceding cause-of-death categories, see Technical notes. Figures are based on weighted data rounded to the nearest individual, so categories may not add to totals]

Rank1  Cause of death and age (Based on Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975)  Number  Rate 
All races, both sexes, All ages 2 
. . .  All causes  2,391,399  877.0 
1  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  725,192  265.9 
2  Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (C00-C97)  549,838  201.6 
3  Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  167,366  61.4 
4  Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  124,181  45.5 
5  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  89,703  34.1 
6  Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)  68,399  25.1 
7  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18)  63,730  23.4 
8  Alzheimer's disease (G30)  44,536  16.3 
9  Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)  35,525  13.0 
10  Septicemia (A40-A41)  30,680  11.3 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  484,092  177.5 
All races, both sexes, 1-4 years 
. . .  All causes  5,249  34.7 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  1,898  12.6 
2  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  549  3.6 
3  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97)  418  2.8 
4  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  376  2.5 
5  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  183  1.2 
6  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18)  130  0.9 
7  Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)  92  0.6 
8  Septicemia (A40-A41) 87  0.6 
9  In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)  63  0.4 
10  Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  54  0.4 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  1,399  9.3
All races, both sexes, 5-9 years 
. . .  All causes  3,474  17.4 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  1,459  7.3 
2  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 509  2.6 
3  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  207  1.0 
4  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  186  0.9 
5  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  116  0.6 
6  In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)  64  0.3 
7  Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  49  0.2 
8  Septicemia (A40-A41) 47  0.2 
9  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18)  46  0.2 
10  Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24)  38  0.2 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  753  3.8 
All races, both sexes, 10-14 years 
. . .  All causes  4,121  21.1 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  1,632  8.3 
2  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 503  2.6 
3  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  246  1.3 
4  Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  242 1.2 
5  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  221  1.1 
6  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  161  0.8 
7  Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  90  0.5 
8  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 47  0.2 
9  Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  39  0.2 
10  In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)  37  0.2 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  903  4.6 
All races, both sexes, 15-19 years 
. . .  All causes  13,778  69.8 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  6,688  33.9 
2  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  2,093  10.6 
3  Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  1,615  8.2 
4  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 745  3.8 
5  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  463  2.3
6  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  222  1.1 
7  Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  107  0.5 
8  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 73  0.5 
9  Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  67  0.3 
10  In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)  52  0.3 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  1,653  8.4 
All races, both sexes, 20-24 years 
. . .  All causes  16,878  93.6 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  6,968  38.7 
2  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  2,905  16.1 
3  Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  2,286  12.7 
4  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 979  28.8 
5  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  606  3.4 
6  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  212  1.2 
7  Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24)  167  0.9 
8  Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  115  0.6 
9  Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 106 0.6
10  Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 104  0.6 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  2,403  13.5 
All races, both sexes, 25-34 years 
. . .  All causes  41,066  108.3 
1  Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  11,890 31.3 
2  Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  5,106 13.5 
3  Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  4,231 11.2 
4  Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 4,005 10.6 
5  Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  3,066 8.1 
6  Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24)  2,729 7.2 
7  Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 582 1.5 
8  Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  580 1.5 
9  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  465 1.2
10  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74)  407  1.1 
. . .  All other causes (Residual)  8,005  21.1 

All races, both sexes, 35-44 years 
. . . All causes 89,256 199.2
1 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 16,732 37.3
2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  15,231 34.0
3 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  13,600 30.3
4 Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  6,466 14.4
5 Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24)  6,232 13.9
6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74)  3,302 7.4
7 Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  3,206 7.2
8 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  2,574 5.7
9 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 1,942 4.3
10 Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 1,063 2.4
. . . All other causes (Residual) 18,908 42.2

All races, both sexes, 45-54 years 
. . . All causes 152,974 427.3
1 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 46,681 130.4
2 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  34,994 97.7
3 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  11,639 32.5
4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74)  6,368 17.8
5 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  5,563 15.5
6 Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  5,081 14.2
7 Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1)  4,735 13.2
8 Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24)  3,907 10.9
9 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  3,110 8.7
10 Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 1,697 4.7
. . . All other causes (Residual) 29,199 81.6

All races, both sexes 55-64 years
. . . All causes 238,979 1,021.8
1 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 89,067 380.8
2 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  64,167 274.3
3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  11,297 48.3
4 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  9,652 41.3
5 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 9,097 38.9
6 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  7,285 31.1
7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74)  6,637 24.1
8 Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0)  2,896 12.4
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-19, N25-27) 2,864 12.2
10 Septicemia (A40-41) 2,714 11.6
. . . All other causes (Residual) 34,303 146.7

All races, both sexes 65-74 years
. . . All causes 452,600 2,484.3
1 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 152,338 836.2
2 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)  129,253 709.5
3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  32,644 179.2
4 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  24,092 132.2
5 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 16,908 92.8
6 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  8,208 45.1
7 Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 6,861 37.7
8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-19, N25-27) 6,841 37.6
9 Septicemia (A40-41) 5,750 31.6
10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74)  5,642 31.0
. . . All other causes (Residual) 64,063 351.6

All races, both sexes 75-84 years
. . . All causes 698,590 5,751.3
1 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 226,152 1,861.8
2 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 162,770 1,340.0
3 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  57,427 472.8
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)  48,635 400.4
5 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 21,757 179.1
6 Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 19,192 158.0
7 Alzheimer's disease (G30) 15,836 130.4
8 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  12,282 101.1
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-19, N25-27) 11,927 98.2
10 Septicemia (A40-41) 9,710 79.9
. . . All other causes (Residual) 112,902 929.5

All races, both sexes 85 and over
. . . All causes 646,141 15,476.1
1 Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 251,860 6,032.5
2 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 75,014 1,796.7
3 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)  67,080 1,606.7
4 Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 31,229 748.0
5 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 26,833 642.7
6 Alzheimer's disease (G30) 24,980 598.3
7 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 13,178 315.6
8 Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)  11,729 280.9
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-19, N25-27) 11,170 267.5
10 Septicemia (A40-41) 9,166 219.5
. . . All other causes (Residual) 123,902 2,967.7
1 Rank based on number of deaths; see Technical notes. 
2 Includes deaths under 1 year of age. 
NOTES: Data are subject to sampling and/ or random variation. For information on the relative standard errors of the data and further discussion, see Technical notes. 
Suggested citation: RN. Anderson, Deaths: leading causes for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. October 12, 2001. Vol.49, Number 11. This report is in PDF file format. (To get Acrobat Reader (software you can download for free to view PDF files) click here.)

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