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Leading causes of death

by age, sex, race, and

Hispanic origin:

United States, 1992

June 1996

Vital and

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Leading causes of death

by age, sex, race, and

Hispanic origin:

United States, 1992

Series 20:

Data on Mortality

No. 29

This report presents leading cause of death data using alternative age

classifications. Rankings are shown separately for white, black, and Hispanic

males and females.

Hyattsville, Maryland

June 1996

DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 96-1857

Vital and

Health Statistics

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., Director

Jack R. Anderson, Deputy Director

Jacob J. Feldman, Ph.D., Associate Director for Analysis,

Epidemiology, and Health Promotion

Gail F. Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Director for Planning and

Extramural Programs

Jack R. Anderson, Acting Associate Director for

International Statistics

Stephen E. Nieberding, Associate Director for

Management

Charles J. Rothwell, Associate Director for Data

Processing and Services

Monroe G. Sirken, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research

and Methodology

Division of Vital Statistics

Mary Anne Freedman, M.A., Director

James A. Weed, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Harry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D., Chief, Mortality Statistics

Branch

Robert J. Armstrong, Acting Chief, Statistical Resources

Branch

Joseph D. Farrell, Chief, Systems Programming Branch

George Gay, Chief, Registration Methods Branch
Contents

Introduction........................................................................................... 1

Ranking procedures ...................................................................................... 2

Effects of age aggregation on ranking ................................................................... 2

Effects of alternative age aggregations ................................................................... 2

Discussion ........................................................................................... 15

References........................................................................................... 16

List of detailed tables.................................................................................. 17

Appendix

Technical notes on methods.............................................................................. 93

Text tables

A. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death: United States, 1992 ................................. 1

B. List of 72 selected causes of death: United States, 1992 ................................................... 3

C. Ranking of Diseases of heart by alternative age groupings: United States, 1992 ................................. 4

D. Ranking of Human immunodeficiency virus infection by alternative age groupings: United States, 1992 ............ 4

E. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Diseases of heart by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States,

1992 .............................................................................................. 5

F. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues by

race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992 ........................................................ 6

G. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Cerebrovascular diseases by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992.................................................................................. 7

H. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions by race,

Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

J. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Accidents and adverse effects by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992.................................................................................. 9

K. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Pneumonia and influenza by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992................................................................................. 10

L. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Diabetes mellitus by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States,

1992 ............................................................................................. 11

M. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Human immunodeficiency virus infection by race, Hispanic origin,

and sex: United States, 1992 ......................................................................... 12

N. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Suicide by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992 .... 13

O. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Homicide by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992... 14

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– Quantity zero

0.0 Quantity more than zero but less

than 0.05

* Figure does not meet standards of

reliability or precision (see

Technical notes)

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Leading Causes of Death by

Age, Sex, Race, and

Hispanic Origin:

United States, 1992

by Paula Gardner, MPH, and Harry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D.,

Division of Vital Statistics, and Ronald W. Wilson, Office of

Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion

Introduction

In recent years data users have requested leading causeof-death data in more detailed age and race and ethnic

categories than is usually available in National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS) publications. This report presents

1992 data on leading causes of death by race, sex, and

Hispanic origin using three age aggregations. The report

includes detailed tables illustrating the effect the different age

aggregations have on the ranking of individual causes and

discusses issues concerning the use of alternative age aggregations. The report also describes the cause-of-death ranking

procedure used by NCHS, other agencies of the Public Health

Service, and many State public health agencies.

NCHS has been publishing leading cause-of-death data

since 1960 when tabulations ranking causes of death for the

white and nonwhite populations and the male and female

populations of the United States were introduced. In 1977

broad age categories were added to tabulations for these

groups, and in 1989 NCHS began showing age, race, and sex

in the same table. Although alternative groupings of the

population according to race, ethnic origin, or any of a number

of other demographic variables will also affect the identification and ranking of particular causes, the focus of this report is

on the effect of different age aggregations.

NCHS publishes leading cause-of-death data annually in

several publications including Vital Statistics of the United

States, Mortality, Volume II, Part A; The Advance Report of

Final Mortality Statistics, Monthly Vital Statistics Report

(MVSR); Annual Summary of Births, Marriages, Divorces,

and Deaths (MVSR); and Health United States. Rankings are

typically presented for the 10 or 15 leading causes of death

(table A). Leading cause-of-death data also appear frequently

in publications of many State and Federal public health

agencies.

NOTES: This report was prepared in the Division of Vital Statistics. Donna Hoyert Ph.D.,

Mortality Statistics Branch, peer-reviewed this report, and Betty Smith of the Statistical

Resources Branch provided content review. Staff of the Registration Methods Branch and

the Technical Services Branch provided consultation with State vital statistics offices

regarding collection of the death certificate data on which this report is based. This report

was edited by Gail V. Johnson of the Publications Branch, Division of Data Services.

Table A. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death: United States, 1992

[Rates per 100,000 population. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision International Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

. . . All causes .......................................................... 2,175,613 852.9

1 Diseases of heart ...................................... 390–398,402,404–429 717,706 281.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues ...... 140–208 520,578 204.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases .......................................... 430–438 143,769 56.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions .................... 490–496 91,938 36.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects ..................................... E800–E949 86,777 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ........................................ E810–E825 40,982 16.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse effects ...................... E800–E807,E826–E949 45,795 18.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza .......................................... 480–487 75,719 29.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 50,067 19.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus infection ................................ *042–*044 33,566 13.2

9 Suicide ................................................... E950–E959 30,484 12.0

10 Homicide and legal intervention .................................... E960–E978 25,488 10.0

. . . All other causes ................................................ Residual 399,521 156.6

1Rank based on number of deaths.

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Ranking procedures

In the 1950’s, a working group made up of State and

Federal representatives recommended that, to improve comparability, the various reporting agencies identifying diseases of

public health importance adopt a uniform ranking procedure.

This group developed the standardized procedures for ranking

leading causes of death now in use by NCHS (1).

Causes are ranked according to the number of deaths (not

rates) assigned to the 37 rankable causes from the List of 72

Selected Causes of Death (table B), together with the category

HIV infection (Human immunodeficiency virus infection, ICD–9

Nos. *042–*044). HIV infection was introduced by NCHS in

1987 data tabulations and added to the list of rankable causes

(2,3). Categories on the List of 72 Selected Causes of Death

excluded from ranking include the group titles Major cardiovascular diseases; Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions; and category titles that begin with the words ‘‘Other’’

and ‘‘All other.’’ When a title representing a subtotal is ranked

(such as Tuberculosis), its component parts are not ranked

(Tuberculosis of the respiratory system and Other tuberculosis)

(4).

NCHS introduced a separate ranking procedure for infant

causes based on the number of deaths assigned to the List of

61 Selected Causes of Infant Death beginning with the 1980

data year. HIV infection was also added to this list beginning

with 1987 data (3). NCHS publishes leading causes of neonatal and post-neonatal deaths annually. Because the data are

readily available, data for infants are not presented in this

report.

Mortality tabulation lists used by NCHS can be found in

the NCHS Instruction Manual, Part 9 and subsequently published notices of change (4,5). Descriptions of the tabulation

lists can also be found in the Technical Appendix of Vital

Statistics of the United States, Volume II, Mortality (3).

Effects of age aggregation on ranking

The rank a cause of death receives varies according to the

number of variables and the level of detail used to classify the

population of interest. As with sex, race, and ethnic classifications, the age aggregation used influences both the identification of causes of death as public health problems and the

relative importance of these causes once identified. For example,

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not among

the 10 leading causes of death for the 45–49-year-old age

group but is the fifth leading cause of death for the 45–64-

year-old group and the ninth leading cause of death for the

45–54-year-old group. Although each of these statements is

true, each results in a different understanding of the relative

importance of COPD as a public health problem. These

differences can have important program implications.

The three age aggregations most widely used in NCHS

presentations of general mortality data are aggregations in

5-year age groups starting with ages 5–9 and continuing

through ages 80–84, with a final group 85 years and over;

aggregations in 10-year age groups starting with ages 5–14

continuing through ages 75–84, with a final group 85 years

and over; and aggregations in broad age groupings (1–4 years,

5–14 years, 15–24 years, 25–44 years, 45–64 years, and 65

years and over). These age categories reflect both convention

and international requirements. NCHS currently uses the broadest age categories. The mortality statistics presented in this

report were compiled in accordance with the World Health

Organization (WHO) regulations, which specify that member

nations classify causes of death by the current Manual of the

International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries,

and Causes of Death (6).

Effects of alternative age aggregations

Tables C and D illustrate the effect of different age

aggregations on the rankings of heart disease (Diseases of

heart, ICD Nos. 390–398,402,404–429) and HIV infection

(Nos. *042–*044).

Heart disease was the leading cause of death for U.S.

residents (all ages) in 1992. It was among the leading 10

causes in all age groups regardless of the age aggregation

used. Its importance as a leading cause increases with increasing age. Using 5-year age aggregations, heart disease was the

fifth or sixth leading cause of death beginning with the age

group 1–4 years through the age group 25–29 years—when its

relative importance begins to increase. It is the second leading

cause by ages 40–44 years and remains at that rank through

ages 65–69 years, when it becomes the leading cause of death.

Although variations in rank occur among the three age

aggregations, the rankings in the broadest age grouping reflect

the pattern in the more detailed 5- and 10-year age groupings.

However, in the broad age grouping, the change in rank at

middle age lags behind that of the more detailed groupings.

Heart disease increases in importance beginning at ages 35–39

years as shown in the 5-year age groups rather than at ages

45–64 as shown in the broad age grouping. Heart disease

assumes its relative importance as the leading cause at age 65

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using the broadest age aggregation, at age 75 using the 10-year

age aggregation, and at age 70 using the 5-year age aggregation.

In contrast to heart disease, the level of age detail used

has a greater effect on the ranking of HIV infection. There are

more differences and larger discrepancies in rank among the

three age aggregations. HIV infection was the eighth leading

cause of death in 1992 but the leading cause for 35–39-yearold age group using the 5-year age aggregation. HIV infection

was never ranked first using the 10-year and the broad

age aggregations but did rank second for 25–34 and 35–44-

year-old age groups and for the 25–44-year-old age group

using the 10-year and broad age aggregations. The ranking of

eighth for the broad age group 45–64 years seriously understates the importance of HIV infection for the 45–49-year-old

and 50–54-year-old age groups. At these ages, it ranked fourth

and sixth, respectively. Although greater discrepancies in rank

occurred among the different age aggregations for HIV infection than for heart disease, the 10-year and broad aggregations

do reflect the ages at which HIV infection is an important

cause of death.

Differences in the relative importance of the leading

causes of death among different race, ethnic, and sex groups

are apparent for all ages combined. Heart disease and cancer

(Malignant neoplasms) are the first and second leading causes

of death for the total population. Stroke (Cerebrovascular

diseases), accidents, pneumonia and influenza, and diabetes

are among the 10 leading causes for each group, although the

ranking differs from group to group. COPD, HIV infection,

and suicide are among the 10 leading causes of death for some

but not all groups. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is not

among the leading causes for the total population but is among

the 10 leading causes for the Hispanic and white populations.

All causes ......................................

1* Shigellosis and amebiasis ...................... 004–006

2 Certain other intestinal infections .................. 007–009

* Tuberculosis .............................. 010–018

3 Tuberculosis of respiratory system ............... 010–012

4 Other tuberculosis ......................... 013–018

5* Whooping cough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033

6* Streptococcal sore throat, scarlatina, and erysipelas ...... 034–035

7* Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036

8* Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038

9* Acute poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 045

10* Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 055

11* Viral hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070

12* Syphilis ................................. 090–097

13 All other infectious and parasitic diseases 001–003,005,020–032,039–

041,046–054,056–066,071–088,098–139

* Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic

and hematopoietic tissues ..................... 140–208

14 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx .... 140–149

15 Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and

peritoneum ............................. 150–159

16 Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic

organs ................................ 160–165

17 Malignant neoplasm of breast .................. 174–175

18 Malignant neoplasms of genital organs ............ 179–187

19 Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs ............ 188–189

20 Malignant neoplasms of all other and

unspecified sites ................... 170–173,190–199

21 Leukemia ............................... 204–208

22 Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues ...................... 200–203

23* Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms

of uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature ........ 210–239

24* Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

25* Nutritional deficiencies ........................ 260–269

26* Anemias ................................. 280–285

27* Meningitis ................................ 320–322

Major cardiovascular diseases ................... 390–448

* Diseases of heart ................. 390–398,402,404–429

28 Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease ........ 390–398

29 Hypertensive heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

30 Hypertensive heart and renal disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Ischemic heart disease ...................... 410–414

31 Acute myocardial infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

32 Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic

heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

33 Angina pectoris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

34 All other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease ..... 412,414

35 Other diseases of endocardium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

36 All other forms of heart disease ........... 415–423,425–429

37* Hypertension with or without renal disease .......... 401,403

* Cerebrovascular diseases .................... 430–438

NOTE: The causes designated by the asterisk can be ranked to determine leading causes of death for specified population groups.

38 Intracerebral and other intracranial hemorrhage ...... 431–432

39 Cerebral thrombosis and unspecified occlusion of

cerebral arteries ...................... 434.0,434.9

40 Cerebral embolism ......................... 434.1

41 All other and late effects of cerebrovascular

diseases ....................... 430,433,435–438

42* Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440

43 Other diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries .... 441–448

44* Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466

* Pneumonia and influenza ...................... 480–487

45 Pneumonia .............................. 480–486

46 Influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

* Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and

allied conditions ........................... 490–496

47 Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified ............... 490–491

48 Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

49 Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493

50 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and

allied conditions .......................... 494–496

51* Ulcer of stomach and duodenum .................. 531–533

52* Appendicitis .............................. 540–543

53* Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction

without mention of hernia ............... 550–553,560–571

54* Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571

55* Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder ........ 574–575

* Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis .......... 580–589

56 Acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome ...... 580–581

57 Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy,

not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis,

unspecified .......................... 582–583,587

58 Renal failure, disorders resulting from impaired renal

function and small kidney of unknown cause . . 584–586,588–589

59* Infections of kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590

60* Hyperplasia of prostate........................... .600

* Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium . 630–676

61 Pregnancy with abortive outcome ................ 630–638

62 Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and

the puerperium .......................... 640–676

63* Congenital anomalies ......................... 740–759

* Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ...... 760–779

64 Birth trauma, intrauterine hypoxia, birth asphyxia,

and respiratory distress syndrome ............... 767–769

65 Other conditions originating in the perinatal

period .......................... 760–766,770–779

66 Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions ........... 780–799

67 All other diseases ........................... Residual

* Accidents and adverse effects ................. E800–E949

68 Motor vehicle accidents .................... E810–E825

69 All other accidents and adverse effects . . E800–E807,E826–E949

70* Suicide ............................... E950–E959

71* Homicide and legal intervention ................ E960–E978

72 All other external causes .................... E980–E999

Table B. List of 72 selected causes of death: United States, 1992

Number

Cause of death

(Ninth Revision International Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number

Cause of death

(Ninth Revision International Classification of Diseases, 1975)

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Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period and the

puerperium is on the leading cause lists only for the Hispanic

and black populations. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis; septicemia; and atherosclerosis appear among the

10 leading causes only for the female population.

Differences in the relative importance of the leading

causes of death among different race, ethnic, and sex groups

become more apparent when more detailed age aggregations

are used. Tables E–O illustrate the effect increasingly detailed

age classifications have on the rankings of the 10 leading

causes of death for the U.S. population. Cancer is the third

leading cause of death for 25–44-year-olds; the fourth leading

cause for males but the leading cause for females; the second

leading cause for the white population, the fifth leading cause

for the black population, and the fourth leading cause for the

Hispanic population; and it is the fifth leading cause for white

and black males and the sixth leading cause for Hispanic

males 25–44 years of age.

Increased age detail provides a more accurate picture of

critical age differences among these groups for different causes

of death: heart disease first becomes the leading cause of death

for white males 40–44 years of age and for black and Hispanic

males 45–49 years of age; but it does not become the leading

cause of death for black females until 65–69 years of age, for

Hispanic females until 70–74 years of age, or for white

females until 75–79 years of age. Compare this with the broad

age groups in which heart disease becomes the leading cause

for white males at 45–64 years of age and for white females at

65 years and over.

Table C. Ranking of Diseases of heart by alternative age

groupings: United States, 1992

Age

5-year

age group

10-year

age group

Broad age

groups

All ages ................... 1 1 1

1–4 years ................. 5 5 5

5–9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ... ...

10–14 years ................ 6 6 6

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ... ...

20–24 years ................ 5 5 5

25–29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ... ...

30–34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 ...

35–39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ... 4

40–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 ...

45–49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ... ...

50–54 years ................ 2 2 2

55–59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 ...

60–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ... ...

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 ...

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ... 1

75–79 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ...

80–84 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ... ...

85 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ...

Table D. Ranking of Human immunodeficiency virus infection by

alternative age groupings: United States, 1992

Age

5-year

age group

10-year

age group

Broad age

groups

All ages ................... 8 8 8

1–4 years ................. 7 7 7

5–9 years ................. 6 7 7

10–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . .

20–24 years ................ 6 6 6

25–29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ... ...

30–34 years ................ 2 2 2

35–39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 ...

40–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ... ...

45–49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 ...

50–54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ... 8

55–59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . .

60–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

75–79 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

80–84 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

85 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...

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Table E. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Diseases of heart by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers 390–398, 302, 404–429 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages .............. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1–4 years ............. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 7

5–14 years ............ 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 6 6

5–9 years ........... 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 4 6 6 7

10–14 years .......... 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 6

15–24 years ........... 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 5

15–19 years .......... 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5

20–24 years .......... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5

25–44 years ........... 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 5 4 5

25–34 years .......... 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 5

25–29 years ........ 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 5

30–34 years ........ 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5

35–44 years .......... 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 4 4

35–39 years ........ 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 3 5 5 5

40–44 years ........ 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 2

45–64 years ........... 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2

45–54 years .......... 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2

45–49 years ........ 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2

50–54 years ........ 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2

55–64 years .......... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

55–59 years ........ 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

60–64 years ........ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

65 years and over ....... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

65–74 years .......... 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1

65–69 years ........ 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

70–74 years ........ 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

75–84 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

75–79 years ........ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

80–84 years ........ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

85 years and over ...... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Table F. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues by race,

Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers 140–208 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages .............. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

1–4 years ............. 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 6 3 3 3

5–14 years ............ 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2

5–9 years ........... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

10–14 years .......... 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2

15–24 years ........... 4 4 3 4 4 2 6 6 3 4 4 3

15–19 years .......... 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 3

20–24 years .......... 4 4 3 4 4 2 6 6 4 4 4 3

25–44 years ........... 3 4 1 2 5 1 5 5 1 4 6 1

25–34 years .......... 5 5 2 4 5 2 5 6 3 4 5 3

25–29 years ........ 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 6 4 5 5 4

30–34 years ........ 3 5 1 4 4 1 5 6 3 4 5 3

35–44 years .......... 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 5 1 3 6 1

35–39 years ........ 3 4 1 3 5 1 4 5 1 3 4 1

40–44 years ........ 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 6 1

45–64 years ........... 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

45–54 years .......... 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

45–49 years ........ 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 1

50–54 years ........ 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1

55–64 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

55–59 years ........ 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

60–64 years ........ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

65 years and over ....... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

65–74 years .......... 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

65–69 years ........ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1

70–74 years ........ 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

75–84 years .......... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

75–79 years ........ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

80–84 years ........ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

85 years and over ...... 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

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Table G. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Cerebrovascular diseases by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States,

1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers 430–438 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages .............. 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 6 6 3

1–4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – – – 10 10

5–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 10 10 10 – – – 10 9 –

5–9 years . . . . . . . . . . . – 10 – 9 9 – – – – – 9 –

10–14 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 – 10 10 9 10 – 10 – 8 9 8

15–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 – 9 9 9 – – – 8 8 10

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 10 9 8 9 – – – 7 8 9

20–24 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 10 9 8 10 – 9 – 8 8 9

25–44 years ........... 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 8 6 8 8 6

25–34 years .......... 7 9 7 8 9 7 7 8 6 8 8 7

25–29 years . . . . . . . . 7 10 7 8 9 8 8 10 6 7 7 7

30–34 years ........ 8 9 7 8 9 7 7 9 6 8 8 7

35–44 years .......... 8 8 6 8 8 5 6 7 5 8 8 6

35–39 years ........ 8 8 7 8 9 7 6 8 6 8 8 6

40–44 years ........ 8 8 4 8 8 5 6 7 4 8 8 5

45–64 years ........... 3 4 3 5 6 4 3 3 3 7 6 4

45–54 years .......... 5 7 3 7 7 4 4 5 3 6 7 3

45–49 years ........ 7 7 4 7 7 4 5 6 3 6 7 4

50–54 years ........ 4 6 3 5 7 3 3 5 3 6 6 4

55–64 years .......... 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4

55–59 years ........ 3 4 3 4 6 4 3 3 3 5 6 4

60–64 years ........ 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4

65 years and over ....... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

65–74 years .......... 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4

65–69 years ........ 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4

70–74 years ........ 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4

75–84 years .......... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

75–79 years ........ 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

80–84 years ........ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

85 years and over ...... 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3

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Table H. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions by race,

Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers 490–496 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 4 4 5 4 10 8 9 – – 8

1–4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 10 10 – 10 – 10 10 9 10 9 10

5–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 9 10 – 9 6 7 7 – – –

5–9 years . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 – – 10 7 7 7 9 9 9

10–14 years .......... 7 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 – – –

15–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 9 – – –

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 – – 10

20–24 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 – – – – – 8 8 10 – – –

25–44 years ........... – – – – – – – – – – – –

25–34 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

25–29 years . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – – – – 10

30–34 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

35–44 years . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – 10 – – –

35–39 years . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – 10 – – –

40–44 years . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – 10 – – –

45–64 years ........... 5 6 4 4 5 3 8 9 5 – – 7

45–54 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 7 9 9 8 10 10 8 – – 8

45–49 years . . . . . . . . – – 8 10 – 8 10 – 8 – – 9

50–54 years . . . . . . . . 9 9 6 9 9 5 9 10 7 10 – 8

55–64 years . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 5 9 10 7

55–59 years . . . . . . . . 4 6 4 3 4 3 7 8 5 10 10 7

60–64 years ........ 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 8 9 7

65 years and over ....... 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 7 6 6 6

65–74 years .......... 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 6 6 6

65–69 years ........ 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 6 6 6

70–74 years ........ 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5

75–84 years .......... 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 7 6 5 6

75–79 years ........ 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6

80–84 years ........ 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 8 6 5 6

85 years and over ...... 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 9 5 5 6

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Table J. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Accidents and adverse effects by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers E800–E949 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages .............. 5 3 6 5 4 6 5 5 5 3 3 5

1–4 years ............. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

5–14 years ............ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

5–9 years ........... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

10–14 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

15–24 years ........... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1

15–19 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1

20–24 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1

25–44 years ........... 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 3 5 2 2 3

25–34 years .......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 1

25–29 years ........ 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1

30–34 years ........ 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 2 2 2

35–44 years .......... 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 2 3

35–39 years ........ 2 2 2 1 2 2 5 3 4 2 2 3

40–44 years ........ 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 3 2 4

45–64 years ........... 4 3 6 3 3 6 5 5 6 4 5 6

45–54 years .......... 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5

45–49 years ........ 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3

50–54 years ........ 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 6

55–64 years .......... 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 6 6 6 6

55–59 years ........ 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 4 6 6 4 6

60–64 years ........ 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 8 6 6 6

65 years and over ....... 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 7 9 7 8 7

65–74 years . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 8 8 8

65–69 years ........ 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 9 8 7 8

70–74 years . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 10 8 8 9

75–84 years .......... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 7

75–79 years ........ 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 7 8

80–84 years . . . . . . . . 7 7 7 7 6 7 9 9 10 7 7 7

85 years and over ...... 7 6 8 7 6 8 9 9 9 8 7 8

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Table K. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Pneumonia and influenza by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States,

1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers 480–487 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 5 6 6 5 8 7 6 9 10 6

1–4 years ............. 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5

5–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 7 8 9 7 10 10 9 9 10 8

5–9 years . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 8 7 6 7 10 9 – 8 7 8

10–14 years . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 7 8 – 7 9 9 8 10 10 7

15–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 9 8 8 7 10 10 10 9 9 9

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 7 7 7 7 9 10 9 7 9 7

20–24 years .......... 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10

25–34 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 8 10 10 10 – 8 7 8 9 9 10

25–29 years . . . . . . . . 10 7 10 10 10 10 7 7 8 8 8 –

30–34 years . . . . . . . . 9 8 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 9 9 10

35–44 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 9 9 9 10

35–39 years . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9

40–44 years . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 –

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9

45–54 years . . . . . . . . . . – – 9 – – 9 9 9 9 10 10 –

45–49 years . . . . . . . . 10 10 – – 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 –

50–54 years . . . . . . . . 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 9 8 – 10 –

55–64 years .......... 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8

55–59 years . . . . . . . . 9 10 8 9 10 8 9 9 10 8 9 9

60–64 years ........ 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8

65 years and over ....... 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5

65–74 years .......... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7

65–69 years ........ 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7

70–74 years ........ 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

75–84 years .......... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5

75–79 years ........ 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5

80–84 years ........ 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5

85 years and over ...... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4

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Table L. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Diabetes mellitus by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category number 250 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 10 4 7 9 4

1–4 years ............. – – – – – – – – – – – –

5–14 years ............ – – – – – – – – – – – –

5–9 years ........... – – – – – – – – – – – –

10–14 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

15–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – – – – 10 –

15–19 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

20–24 years . . . . . . . . . . – 10 – 10 10 – 10 – 10 – 9 –

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 10 10 9

25–34 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10

25–29 years . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 9 8 9 10 8 10 – 10 –

30–34 years . . . . . . . . 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 – 10 10 9

35–44 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 10 10 9

35–39 years . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 9

40–44 years . . . . . . . . 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 10 8 10 10 9

45–64 years ........... 7 9 5 7 9 5 4 6 4 6 7 3

45–54 years .......... 8 8 5 8 8 5 6 8 4 7 8 6

45–49 years ........ 8 9 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 8 9 6

50–54 years ........ 7 8 5 8 8 6 6 7 4 7 7 5

55–64 years .......... 5 7 5 5 7 5 4 5 4 3 4 3

55–59 years ........ 6 7 5 7 8 5 4 6 4 4 5 3

60–64 years ........ 5 6 5 5 7 5 4 4 4 3 5 3

65 years and over ....... 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 5 4

65–74 years .......... 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 3

65–69 years ........ 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3

70–74 years ........ 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 3

75–84 years .......... 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4

75–79 years ........ 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 5 4

80–84 years ........ 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 4 5 6 4

85 years and over ...... 8 9 7 8 9 7 5 7 5 6 6 5

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Table M. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Human immunodeficiency virus infection by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers *042–*044 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 – 9 8 – 6 4 8 4 4 10

1–4 years ............. 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6

5–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 10 9 8 – 6 8 6 6 5 6

5–9 years ........... 6 6 7 8 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 5

10–14 years . . . . . . . . . . – 9 – – 9 – 10 10 10 7 7 8

15–24 years ........... 6 6 7 7 7 8 5 5 5 5 5 6

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 – – 10 – 10 8 – 9 7 –

20–24 years .......... 6 6 6 6 6 7 4 4 3 5 5 4

25–44 years ........... 2 1 4 3 2 6 1 1 2 1 1 2

25–34 years .......... 2 2 4 2 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 2

25–29 years ........ 3 3 4 3 3 6 2 2 2 3 3 2

30–34 years ........ 2 1 3 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1

35–44 years .......... 2 1 4 3 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 2

35–39 years ........ 1 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 2

40–44 years ........ 3 2 5 4 2 9 1 1 3 1 1 3

45–64 years ........... 8 7 – 9 8 – 6 4 9 5 4 8

45–54 years . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 10 4 4 – 3 3 7 3 3 7

45–49 years ........ 4 3 9 4 4 – 3 3 4 3 2 4

50–54 years . . . . . . . . 6 4 – 7 5 – 4 3 10 5 4 7

55–64 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 – 10 10 – 9 8 – 7 7 10

55–59 years . . . . . . . . 10 9 – 10 9 – 8 5 – 7 7 8

60–64 years . . . . . . . . – 10 – – – – – 9 – 9 8 –

65 years and over ....... – – – – – – – – – – – –

65–74 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

65–69 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

70–74 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

75–84 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

75–79 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

80–84 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

85 years and over ...... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Table N. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Suicide by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers E950–E959 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages .............. 9 8 – 8 7 – – – – – 8 –

1–4 years ............. – – – – – – – – – – – –

5–14 years ............ 5 5 6 5 3 6 8 6 – 5 6 5

5–9 years ........... – – – – – – – – – – – –

10–14 years .......... 4 4 5 3 3 3 6 5 8 4 4 5

15–24 years ........... 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 3 6 3 3 4

15–19 years .......... 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 3 3 4

20–24 years .......... 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 3 6 3 3 6

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 5 4 4 7 6 10 6 5 7

25–34 years .......... 4 4 6 3 3 3 6 5 7 5 4 6

25–29 years ........ 4 4 5 2 2 3 6 4 7 4 4 6

30–34 years ........ 5 4 6 3 3 3 6 5 8 5 4 5

35–44 years .......... 5 5 5 5 5 4 9 8 – 7 7 7

35–39 years ........ 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 6 – 7 7 7

40–44 years . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 5 5 4 10 9 – 7 7 8

45–64 years ........... 9 8 9 8 7 8 – – – 9 9 –

45–54 years .......... 7 6 8 5 5 7 – – – 9 9 9

45–49 years . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 5 5 5 – 10 – 9 8 8

50–54 years ........ 8 7 8 6 6 8 – – – 9 9 –

55–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 – 8 8 9 – – – 10 9 –

55–59 years .......... 8 8 9 8 7 9 – – – 9 8 –

60–64 years . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 – 9 8 10 – – – – 10 –

65 years and over ....... – – – – – – – – – – – –

65–74 years .......... – 9 – – 9 – – – – – – –

65–69 years ........ – 9 – 9 9 – – – – – – –

70–74 years . . . . . . . . – 10 – – 9 – – – – – – –

75–84 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

75–79 years . . . . . . . . – 10 – – 10 – – – – – – –

80–84 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

85 years and over ...... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Table O. Effect of different age aggregations on ranking of Homicide by race, Hispanic origin, and sex: United States, 1992

[Rankings are based on deaths assigned to category numbers E960–E978 of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, 1975]

Age

All races White Black Hispanic origin

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

Both

sexes Male Female

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 – – – – 4 3 10 5 5 –

1–4 years ............. 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4

5–14 years ............ 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 4

5–9 years ........... 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4

10–14 years .......... 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3

15–24 years ........... 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2

15–19 years .......... 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2

20–24 years .......... 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2

25–44 years ........... 6 6 5 6 6 5 2 2 4 3 3 4

25–34 years .......... 3 3 3 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 4

25–29 years ........ 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 3

30–34 years ........ 4 3 4 5 5 6 2 2 2 3 3 4

35–44 years .......... 6 6 7 7 7 8 5 4 6 4 3 5

35–39 years ........ 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 5 4 3 4

40–44 years ........ 7 7 8 7 7 8 5 5 6 6 5 6

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – 10 8 – 8 8 –

45–54 years . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 – 10 10 10 8 6 10 8 6 9

45–49 years . . . . . . . . 9 8 10 9 9 10 6 5 9 7 6 10

50–54 years . . . . . . . . – 10 10 – 10 10 8 8 – 8 8 9

55–64 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

55–59 years . . . . . . . . – – – – – – – 10 – – – –

60–64 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

65 years and over ....... – – – – – – – – – – – –

65–74 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

65–69 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

70–74 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

75–84 years .......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

75–79 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

80–84 years ........ – – – – – – – – – – – –

85 years and over ...... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Discussion

The level of age detail used to tabulate data affects the

identification and rankings of causes of death. For many

purposes, the use of broad age groupings is adequate. If a

particular cause is disproportionately important to a specific

age/race/sex group, the identification of that cause as a public

health problem may require the use of more specific aggregations. There is not a ‘‘best’’ age aggregation. The degree of

detail needed for an accurate picture depends on the cause

examined, the purpose of the study, and the population group

of interest. The degree of age detail shown in NCHS mortality

tabulations is determined by convention, requirements for

standardization, and the number of other classification variables shown in the tabulations.

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used in mortality data classification. NCHS instruction manual;

part 2e. Hyattsville, Maryland: Public Health Service. Published

annually.

11. U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Population estimates, by age,

sex, race, and Hispanic origin: 1992. Census File RESP0792.

1994.

12. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Unpublished estimates for 1991, by

State.

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statistics of the United States, 1990, vol II, mortality, part A.

Washington: Public Health Service. 1994.

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List of detailed tables

1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in

specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in

10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in

5-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992 ............................ 54

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

All races,2 both sexes

All ages 3

. . . All causes ......................... 2,175,613 852.9

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 717,706 281.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 520,578 204.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 143,769 56.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 91,938 36.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 86,777 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 40,982 16.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 45,795 18.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 75,719 29.7

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 50,067 19.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 33,566 13.2

9 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 30,484 12.0

10 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 25,488 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 399,521 156.6

1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,764 43.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,467 15.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 860 5.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,607 10.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 856 5.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 479 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 430 2.8

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 286 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 188 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 161 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 113 0.7

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 77 0.5

10 Anemias .................... .280–285 65 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,642 10.6

5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,193 22.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,388 9.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,904 5.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,484 4.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 1,105 3.0

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 587 1.6

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 448 1.2

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 314 0.9

6 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 284 0.8

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 104 0.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 104 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 100 0.3

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 97 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,662 4.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 34,548 95.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 13,662 37.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 10,305 28.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 3,357 9.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 8,019 22.2

3 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 4,693 13.0

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 1,809 5.0

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 968 2.7

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 578 1.6

7 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 450 1.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 229 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 197 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 189 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 3,754 10.4

25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 149,771 181.9

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 25,808 31.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 14,071 17.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 11,737 14.3

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 24,629 29.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 22,185 26.9

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 16,121 19.6

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 12,181 14.8

6 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 11,803 14.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 4,373 5.3

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 3,387 4.1

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 2,258 2.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 2,004 2.4

. . . All other causes .............. .Residual 25,022 30.4

45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 366,021 757.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 132,815 274.7

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 103,929 215.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 14,500 30.0

4 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 13,882 28.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 6,597 13.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 7,285 15.1

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 12,372 25.6

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 10,349 21.4

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 10,312 21.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 7,360 15.2

9 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 7,123 14.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 5,098 10.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 48,281 99.9

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 1,575,214 4880.6

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 595,314 1844.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 362,060 1121.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 125,392 388.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 78,182 242.2

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 67,489 209.1

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 37,328 115.7

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 26,633 82.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 7,053 21.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 19,580 60.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 18,711 58.0

9 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 15,995 49.6

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 15,884 49.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 232,226 719.5

Male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,122,336 901.6

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 357,545 287.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 274,838 220.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 57,862 46.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 27,982 22.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 29,880 24.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 56,645 45.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 50,465 40.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 35,465 28.5

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 29,325 23.6

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 24,457 19.6

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 21,672 17.4

10 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 20,115 16.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 193,947 155.8

Male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,809 48.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,513 19.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 487 6.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,026 12.9

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 460 5.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 248 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 242 3.0

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 151 1.9

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 95 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 88 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 62 0.8

9 Anemias .................... .280–285 39 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 35 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 876 11.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,080 27.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,280 12.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,230 6.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,050 5.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 637 3.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 375 2.0

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 238 1.3

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 232 1.2

6 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 160 0.9

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 67 0.4

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 55 0.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 54 0.3

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 51 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 931 5.0

Male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 26,207 141.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 10,253 55.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 7,438 40.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,815 15.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 6,891 37.3

3 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 4,044 21.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 1,084 5.9

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 626 3.4

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 419 2.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 280 1.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 126 0.7

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 118 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 106 0.6

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 2,206 12.2

Male, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 105,890 258.3

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 21,509 52.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 19,981 48.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 10,327 25.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 9,654 23.5

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 11,729 28.6

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 10,095 24.6

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 9,782 23.9

6 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 9,311 22.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 3,204 7.8

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,766 4.3

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,347 3.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 1,291 3.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 15,875 38.7

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 226,151 970.1

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 73,229 314.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 71,501 306.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 9,926 42.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 4,409 18.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 5,517 23.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 7,859 33.7

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 7,303 31.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 6,751 29.0

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 6,682 28.7

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 5,385 23.1

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 5,363 23.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 3,165 13.6

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 28,987 124.3

Male, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 735,298 5,638.1

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 271,214 2,079.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 191,204 1,466.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 46,722 358.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 42,961 329.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 30,374 232.9

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 14,865 114.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 13,335 102.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,970 30.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 9,365 71.8

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 8,811 67.6

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 6,425 49.3

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 5,936 45.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 103,451 793.2

Female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,053,277 806.5

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 360,161 275.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 245,740 188.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 87,124 66.7

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 41,473 31.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 40,254 30.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 28,915 22.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 13,000 10.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 15,915 12.2

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 28,395 21.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 11,346 8.7

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 11,140 8.5

10 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 10,503 8.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 188,226 144.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,955 39.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 954 12.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 373 4.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 581 7.7

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 396 5.2

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 231 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 188 2.5

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 135 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 93 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 73 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 51 0.7

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 44 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 28 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 762 10.1

Female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,113 17.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,108 6.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 674 3.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 434 2.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 468 2.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 212 1.2

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 210 1.2

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 124 0.7

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 82 0.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 50 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 46 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 45 0.3

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 37 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 731 4.1

Female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,341 47.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,409 19.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 2,867 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 542 3.1

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 1,128 6.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 725 4.1

4 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 649 3.7

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 342 1.9

6 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 170 1.0

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 159 0.9

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ .630–676 110 0.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 103 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 83 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,463 8.3

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 43,881 106.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 12,090 29.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 5,827 14.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,744 9.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,083 5.0

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 4,392 10.6

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 3,120 7.5

5 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 2,492 6.0

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 2,399 5.8

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,621 3.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 1,169 2.8

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 911 2.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 713 1.7

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 9,147 22.1

Female, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 139,870 558.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 61,314 245.0

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 30,700 122.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 6,641 26.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 5,621 22.5

5 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 4,949 19.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,956 15.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 2,188 8.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,768 7.1

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 3,046 12.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 1,933 7.7

9 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 1,738 6.9

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 1,112 4.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 18,860 75.4

Female, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 839,916 4,366.9

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 324,100 1,685.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 170,856 888.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 78,670 409.0

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 37,115 193.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 35,221 183.1

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 22,463 116.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 13,298 69.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,083 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 10,215 53.1

8 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 10,187 53.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 9,900 51.5

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 9,459 49.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 128,647 668.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total white, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,873,781 880.0

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 633,487 297.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 454,531 213.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 124,371 58.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 85,231 40.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 72,392 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 34,439 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 37,953 17.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 67,456 31.7

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 40,442 19.0

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 27,611 13.0

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 21,921 10.3

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 21,286 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 325,053 152.7

White, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,685 38.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,794 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 627 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,167 9.5

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 613 5.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 388 3.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 224 1.8

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 179 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 116 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 64 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 60 0.5

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 53 0.4

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplams of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 51 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,143 9.3

White, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,989 20.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,501 8.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,472 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,029 3.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 904 3.1

3 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 343 1.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 295 1.0

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 271 0.9

6 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 188 0.6

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,

and neoplams of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 82 0.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 80 0.3

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 55 0.2

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 50 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–436 50 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,170 4.0

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,341 83.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 11,450 39.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 8,811 30.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,639 9.1

2 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 3,935 13.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 3,179 10.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 1,467 5.0

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 629 2.2

6 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 369 1.3

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 290 1.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 164 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 147 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 107 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 2,604 9.0

White, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 107,514 157.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 20,874 30.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 11,597 16.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 9,277 13.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 17,516 25.6

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 15,973 23.3

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 11,383 16.6

5 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 10,786 15.8

6 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 5,787 8.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 3,275 4.8

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 2,113 3.1

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,678 2.5

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 1,250 1.8

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 16,879 24.7

White, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 295,103 706.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 110,992 265.5

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 83,776 200.4

3 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 11,217 26.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 5,422 13.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 5,795 13.9

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 10,887 26.0

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 10,378 24.8

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 8,474 20.3

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 7,506 18.0

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 6,687 16.0

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 5,090 12.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 3,884 9.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 36,212 86.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 1,413,634 4,871.2

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 536,801 1,849.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 323,161 1,113.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 111,531 384.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 73,483 253.2

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 61,601 212.3

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 31,146 107.3

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 23,921 82.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 6,373 22.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 17,548 60.5

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 15,747 54.3

9 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 14,809 51.0

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 13,288 45.8

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 208,146 717.2

White male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 956,957 917.2

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 315,483 302.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 238,499 228.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 48,073 46.1

4 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 47,879 45.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 23,415 22.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 24,464 23.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 46,355 44.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 30,951 29.7

7 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 22,126 21.2

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 20,161 19.3

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 17,951 17.2

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 13,910 13.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 155,569 149.1

White male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,690 42.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,136 18.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 379 6.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 757 12.0

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 339 5.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 207 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 133 2.1

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 89 1.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 56 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 36 0.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 32 0.5

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature .............. .210–239 27 0.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 22 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 613 9.7

22
Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,698 24.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,680 11.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 946 6.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 734 4.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 524 3.5

3 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 196 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 185 1.2

5 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 179 1.2

6 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 107 0.7

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 42 0.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 40 0.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 38 0.3

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 30 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 677 4.5

White male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 18,136 121.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 8,546 57.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 6,313 42.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,233 15.0

2 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 3,392 22.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 2,604 17.5

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 889 6.0

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 401 2.7

6 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 228 1.5

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 225 1.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 93 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 90 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 54 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 1,614 10.8

White male, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 77,451 225.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 16,294 47.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 8,550 24.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 7,744 22.5

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 14,738 42.8

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 8,690 25.2

4 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 8,648 25.1

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 8,064 23.4

6 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 4,496 13.1

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 2,476 7.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,121 3.3

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,033 3.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 801 2.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 11,090 32.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 184,060 904.2

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 60,943 299.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 59,438 292.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 7,980 39.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,603 17.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 4,377 21.5

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 6,045 29.7

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 5,896 29.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 5,630 27.7

7 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 5,063 24.9

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 4,764 23.4

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 4,080 20.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 2,345 11.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 21,876 107.5

White male, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 658,025 5,598.2

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 244,958 2,084.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 169,321 1,440.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 41,110 349.7

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 39,990 340.2

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 27,398 233.1

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 12,773 108.7

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 11,825 100.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,531 30.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 8,294 70.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 7,508 63.9

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 5,357 45.6

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 5,333 45.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 92,452 786.5

White female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 916,824 844.3

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 318,004 292.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 216,032 199.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 76,298 70.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 38,876 35.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 36,505 33.6

6 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 24,513 22.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 11,024 10.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 13,489 12.4

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 22,491 20.7

8 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 9,737 9.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 9,119 8.4

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 9,057 8.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 156,192 143.8

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,995 33.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 658 11.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 248 4.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 410 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 274 4.6

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 181 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 91 1.5

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 90 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 60 1.0

7 Septicemia ..................... .038 32 0.5

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 28 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 28 0.5

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 24 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 529 8.8

White female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,291 16.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 821 5.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 526 3.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 295 2.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 380 2.7

3 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 164 1.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 110 0.8

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 81 0.6

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 75 0.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 42 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. .210–239 40 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 24 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 20 0.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 534 3.8

White female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,205 43.9

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,904 20.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 2,498 17.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 406 2.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 578 4.1

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 575 4.1

4 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 543 3.8

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 228 1.6

6 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 141 1.0

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 71 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 65 0.5

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 57 0.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 53 0.4

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the

puerperium ................. .630–676 53 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 937 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 30,063 88.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 9,452 27.8

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 4,580 13.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,047 9.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,533 4.5

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 2,693 7.9

4 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 2,138 6.3

5 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 1,291 3.8

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 1,235 3.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 992 2.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 799 2.3

9 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 645 1.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 449 1.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 5,789 17.0

White female, 45–64 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,043 517.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 51,554 240.4

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 22,833 106.5

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 4,991 23.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 4,748 22.1

5 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 3,426 16.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,237 15.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,819 8.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,418 6.6

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 2,429 11.3

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 1,624 7.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 1,539 7.2

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 774 3.6

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 13,888 64.8

White female, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 755,609 4,376.3

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 291,843 1,690.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 153,840 891.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 70,421 407.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 34,203 198.1

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 33,493 194.0

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 18,373 106.4

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 12,096 70.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 2,842 16.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 9,254 53.6

8 Atherosclerosis ................... .440 9,478 54.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 8,239 47.7

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 7,955 46.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 115,668 669.9

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total black, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 269,219 850.5

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 75,600 238.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 58,401 184.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 17,044 53.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 12,318 38.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 11,820 37.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 5,071 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 6,749 21.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 11,378 35.9

7 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 8,653 27.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 7,074 22.3

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 6,176 19.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 5,857 18.5

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 54,898 173.4

Black, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,799 73.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 574 23.3

. . . Motorvehicle accidents ........ .E810–E825 191 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 383 15.6

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 208 8.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 185 7.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 100 4.1

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 95 3.9

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 62 2.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 56 2.3

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 43 1.7

9 Anemias .................... .280–285 40 1.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 28 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 408 16.6

Black, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,876 33.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 738 13.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 356 6.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 382 6.9

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 260 4.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 159 2.9

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 91 1.6

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 82 1.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 47 0.8

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 47 0.8

8 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 34 0.6

9 Anemias .................... .280–285 33 0.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 19 *

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 366 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,982 168.4

1 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 4,625 86.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,684 31.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,117 20.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 567 10.6

3 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 536 10.0

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 305 5.7

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 286 5.4

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 276 5.2

7 Anemias .................... .280–285 86 1.6

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 80 1.5

9 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 70 1.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 57 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 977 18.3

Black, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 38,573 377.3

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 8,456 82.7

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 5,713 55.9

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 4,363 42.7

4 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 4,065 39.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,932 18.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,133 20.9

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 4,034 39.5

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,174 11.5

7 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 1,085 10.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 927 9.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 705 6.9

10 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 549 5.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 7,502 73.4

Black, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 63,401 1,309.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 19,244 397.6

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 18,358 379.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 3,625 74.9

4 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 2,509 51.8

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,225 46.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 910 18.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,315 27.2

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 2,213 45.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 1,584 32.7

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 1,341 27.7

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 1,080 22.3

10 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 1,018 21.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 10,204 210.8

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 143,126 5,516.1

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 52,149 2,009.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 34,609 1,333.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 12,118 467.0

4 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 5,540 213.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 4,938 190.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 4,028 155.2

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 2,699 104.0

8 Septicemia ..................... .038 2,419 93.2

9 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 2,267 87.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 516 19.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,751 67.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease .................... .401,403 1,598 61.6

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 20,761 800.1

Black male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 146,630 977.5

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 37,040 246.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 32,155 214.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 10,131 67.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 8,925 59.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 8,238 54.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 3,607 24.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 4,631 30.9

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 7,421 49.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 3,822 25.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 3,569 23.8

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 3,469 23.1

10 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 3,271 21.8

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 28,589 190.6

Black male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 77.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 319 25.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 85 6.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 234 18.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 102 8.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 95 7.6

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 56 4.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 56 4.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 31 2.5

7 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 27 2.2

8 Anemias .................... .280–285 25 2.0

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 21 1.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 220 17.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,162 41.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 497 17.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 231 8.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 266 9.4

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 166 5.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 83 2.9

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 50 1.8

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 45 1.6

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 29 1.0

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 28 1.0

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 26 0.9

9 Anemias .................... .280–285 20 0.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 207 7.3

Black male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,169 269.4

1 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 4,107 154.4

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,328 49.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 862 32.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 466 17.5

3 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 478 18.0

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 198 7.4

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 192 7.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 152 5.7

7 Anemias .................... .280–285 50 1.9

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 50 1.9

9 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 44 1.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 29 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 541 20.3

Black male, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 26,035 542.8

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 6,590 137.4

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 4,590 95.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,046 63.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,405 29.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,641 34.2

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 2,767 57.7

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 1,758 36.7

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 908 18.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 623 13.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 592 12.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 457 9.5

10 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 297 6.2

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 4,407 91.9

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 37,718 1,747.3

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 11,022 510.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 10,743 497.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,979 91.7

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 1,866 86.4

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,661 76.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 654 30.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 1,007 46.7

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,134 52.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 1,083 50.2

8 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 833 38.6

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 768 35.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 734 34.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 5,895 273.1

Black male, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 67,207 6727.0

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 22,820 2284.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 19,383 1940.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 4,773 477.8

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 2,531 253.3

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 2,434 243.6

6 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,809 181.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,254 125.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 348 34.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 906 90.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 1,170 117.1

9 Septicemia ..................... .038 1,011 101.2

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease .................... .401,403 602 60.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 9,420 942.9

Black female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 122,589 736.2

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 38,560 231.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 26,246 157.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 9,623 57.8

4 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 5,382 32.3

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 3,582 21.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 1,464 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 2,118 12.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 3,252 19.5

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 2,707 16.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 2,453 14.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 2,288 13.7

10 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 2,187 13.1

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 26,309 158.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 68.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 255 21.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 106 8.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 149 12.3

2 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 106 8.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 90 7.4

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 44 3.6

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 39 3.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 35 2.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 25 2.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period..................... .760–779 22 1.8

9 Anemias .................... .280–285 15 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 15 *

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 188 15.5

Black female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 26.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 241 8.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 125 4.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 116 4.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 94 3.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 76 2.8

4 Congenital anomalies ............ .740–759 41 1.5

5 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 37 1.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 21 0.8

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 19 *

8 Anemias .................... .280–285 13 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 8 *

10 Septicemia ..................... .038 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 158 5.7

Black female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,813 67.8

1 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 518 19.4

2 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 356 13.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 255 9.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 101 3.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 124 4.6

4 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 107 4.0

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 94 3.5

6 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 58 2.2

7 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ .630–676 53 2.0

8 Anemias .................... .280–285 36 1.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 30 1.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 28 1.0

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 409 15.3

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,538 231.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 2,276 41.9

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 1,866 34.4

3 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 1,596 29.4

4 Homicide and legal intervention.... .E960–E978 1,123 20.7

5 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,019 18.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 527 9.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 492 9.1

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 582 10.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 304 5.6

8 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 252 4.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 248 4.6

10 Suicide ................... .E950–E959 177 3.3

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 3,095 57.0

Black female, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,683 957.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 8,501 317.0

2 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 7,336 273.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 1,646 61.4

4 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 1,375 51.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 573 21.4

6 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 564 21.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 256 9.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 308 11.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ....... .571 501 18.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 369 13.8

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. .*042–*044 347 12.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–487 346 12.9

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 4,125 153.8

Black female, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 75,919 4,757.9

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 29,329 1,838.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . .140–208 15,226 954.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... .430–438 7,345 460.3

4 Diabetes mellitus.................. .250 3,731 233.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... .480–489 2,504 156.9

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. .580–589 1,529 95.8

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions............ .490–496 1,497 93.8

8 Septicemia ..................... .038 1,408 88.2

9 Accidents and adverse effects..... .E800–E949 1,013 63.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... .E810–E825 168 10.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... .E800–E807,E826–E949 845 53.0

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease .................... .401,403 996 62.4

. . . All other causes ............... .Residual 11,341 710.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 82,395 341.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,829 82.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 15,215 63.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,969 28.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,857 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,112 12.9

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,474 18.5

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,338 18.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,106 17.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,044 12.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,450 10.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,415 10.0

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 1,870 7.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 17,685 73.2

Hispanic, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908 41.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 142 6.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 177 8.1

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 133 6.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 71 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 50 2.3

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 32 1.5

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 25 1.1

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 14 *

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 10 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 221 10.1

Hispanic, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 21.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 330 7.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 210 4.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 120 2.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 142 3.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 105 2.3

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 59 1.3

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 28 0.6

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 25 0.6

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24 0.5

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 16 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 13 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 190 4.2

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,700 107.1

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,732 39.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,624 37.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,210 27.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 414 9.4

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 425 9.7

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 216 4.9

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 91 2.1

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 83 1.9

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 44 1.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 27 0.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 24 0.5

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 414 9.4

Hispanic, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,513 181.0

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,354 41.8

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,851 35.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,507 18.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,344 16.8

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,025 25.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,410 17.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 854 10.7

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 747 9.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 552 6.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 288 3.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 175 2.2

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 142 1.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,115 26.4

Hispanic, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 17,403 548.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,740 149.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,325 136.4

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,169 36.9

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 966 30.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 492 15.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 474 14.9

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 911 28.7

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 889 28.0

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 847 26.7

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 315 9.9

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 288 9.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 277 8.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,676 84.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 39,475 3,039.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 14,430 1,110.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,616 663.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,906 223.7

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,003 154.2

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,817 139.9

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,377 106.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 727 56.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 252 19.4

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 475 36.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 720 55.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 513 39.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 400 30.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,966 459.3

Hispanic male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 49,434 402.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,785 87.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,980 64.9

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,407 44.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,919 23.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,488 20.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,816 31.0

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,789 30.8

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,929 15.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,806 14.7

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,390 11.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,361 11.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,347 11.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 9,824 79.9

Hispanic male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 45.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 193 17.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 88 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 105 9.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 64 5.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29 2.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 28 2.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 18 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

6 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 12 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 12 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4 *

10 Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036 4 *

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 122 10.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 24.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 214 9.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 140 6.1

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 74 3.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 79 3.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 79 3.4

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 31 1.4

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 16 *

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 15 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 15 *

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and

of unspecified nature ........... 210–239 9 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 94 4.1

Hispanic male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,876 165.9

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,589 68.0

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,347 57.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 972 41.6

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 375 16.0

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 380 16.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 128 5.5

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 64 2.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 54 2.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 24 1.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 16 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11 *

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7 *

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 7 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 249 10.7

Hispanic male, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 11,299 270.8

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,873 68.9

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,390 57.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,194 28.6

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 1,196 28.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,754 42.0

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 656 15.7

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 638 15.3

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 637 15.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 484 11.6

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 171 4.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 136 3.3

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 90 2.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,470 35.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 11,039 726.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,001 197.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,369 156.0

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 899 59.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 798 52.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 751 49.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 350 23.0

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 401 26.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 479 31.5

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 449 29.6

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 267 17.6

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 240 15.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 194 12.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,592 104.8

Hispanic male, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 19,653 3,640.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 7,004 1,297.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,725 875.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,242 230.1

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 939 174.0

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 815 151.0

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 786 145.6

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 416 77.1

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 408 75.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 145 26.9

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 263 48.7

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 239 44.3

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 201 37.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,878 533.2

Hispanic female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 32,961 277.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,044 76.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,235 60.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,177 18.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,683 14.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,562 13.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 938 7.9

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 624 5.3

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,068 9.0

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 845 7.1

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 750 6.3

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 696 5.9

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 658 5.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,243 61.0

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Table 1. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in specified age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 37.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 126 11.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 54 5.1

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 72 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 69 6.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 42 3.9

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 22 2.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 14 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 13 *

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 7 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 3 *

10 Tuberculosis ................. 010–018 2 *

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 2 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2 *

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 81 7.6

Hispanic female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 17.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 116 5.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 70 3.2

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 46 2.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 63 2.9

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 28 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 26 1.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 13 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 9 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9 *

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 7 *

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7 *

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 95 4.3

Hispanic female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824 40.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 277 13.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 238 11.6

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 39 1.9

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 143 7.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 88 4.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 45 2.2

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 29 1.4

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 27 1.3

7 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 1.0

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 20 1.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 13 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 151 7.4

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 25–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,214 83.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 773 20.1

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 481 12.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 461 12.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 313 8.1

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 148 3.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 271 7.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 198 5.1

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 117 3.0

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 109 2.8

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 68 1.8

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 52 1.4

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 39 1.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 645 16.8

Hispanic female, 45–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,364 385.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,371 143.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,324 80.1

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 440 26.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 368 22.3

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 270 16.3

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 215 13.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 142 8.6

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 73 4.4

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 114 6.9

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 113 6.8

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 83 5.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 65 3.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,001 60.6

Hispanic female, 65 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 19,822 2,611.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 7,426 978.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,891 512.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,664 219.2

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,188 156.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 878 115.7

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 591 77.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 42.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 107 14.1

. . . All other accidents and

adverse effects . . . E800–E807,E826–E949 212 27.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 304 40.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 274 36.1

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 244 32.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,043 400.9

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1Rank based on number of deaths.

2Includes races other than black and white.

3Includes deaths under 1 year of age.
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

All races,2 both sexes

All ages 3

. . . All causes ......................... 2,175,613 852.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 717,706 281.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 520,578 204.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 143,769 56.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 91,938 36.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 86,777 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 40,982 16.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 45,795 18.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 75,719 29.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 50,067 19.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 33,566 13.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 30,484 12.0

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 25,488 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 399,521 156.6

1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,764 43.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,467 15.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 860 5.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,607 10.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 856 5.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 479 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 430 2.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 286 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 188 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 161 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 113 0.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 77 0.5

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 65 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,642 10.6

5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,193 22.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,388 9.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,904 5.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,484 4.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,105 3.0

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 587 1.6

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 448 1.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 314 0.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 284 0.8

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 104 0.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 104 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 100 0.3

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 97 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,662 4.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 34,548 95.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 13,662 37.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 10,305 28.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,357 9.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 8,019 22.2

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,693 13.0

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,809 5.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 968 2.7

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 578 1.6

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 450 1.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 229 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 197 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 189 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,754 10.4

25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 58,481 137.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 13,798 32.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 8,229 19.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 5,569 13.1

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 10,426 24.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 7,343 17.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 6,172 14.5

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,303 12.5

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,423 8.1

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 796 1.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 765 1.8

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 658 1.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 654 1.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 9,143 21.5

35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 91,290 228.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 16,882 42.3

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 14,203 35.6

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12,698 31.8

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 12,010 30.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 5,842 14.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,168 15.5

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 6,009 15.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,460 11.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,608 9.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,591 6.5

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,600 4.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,350 3.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 15,879 39.8

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 125,030 456.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 41,206 150.3

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 31,413 114.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,485 27.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,721 13.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,764 13.7

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5,575 20.3

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,791 17.5

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 4,569 16.7

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,018 14.7

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,203 11.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2,274 8.3

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,046 7.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 18,450 67.3

55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 240,991 1,151.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 91,609 437.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 72,516 346.5

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 10,098 48.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,709 46.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,109 34.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,397 30.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,876 13.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,521 16.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 5,780 27.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,453 16.5

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,105 14.8

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,785 8.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 29,430 140.6

65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 477,916 2,588.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 161,225 873.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 156,529 847.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28,705 155.5

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 24,972 135.3

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 13,976 75.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 10,212 55.3

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,165 44.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,247 17.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,918 26.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 6,264 33.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 4,540 24.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,895 21.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 59,433 322.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 609,852 5,775.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 226,738 2,147.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 142,648 1,350.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 49,437 468.2

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 34,473 326.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 23,981 227.1

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 15,091 142.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 10,172 96.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,913 27.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 7,259 68.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 7,431 70.4

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 6,179 58.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 4,909 46.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 88,793 840.9

85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 487,446 14,972.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 212,047 6,513.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 58,187 1,787.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 50,983 1,566.0

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 33,296 1,022.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15,004 460.9

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 9,052 278.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,296 254.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 893 27.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 7,403 227.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8,261 253.8

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 6,740 207.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5,810 178.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 79,770 2,450.3

Male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,122,336 901.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 357,545 287.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 274,838 220.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 57,862 46.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 27,982 22.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 29,880 24.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 56,645 45.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 50,465 40.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 35,465 28.5

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 29,325 23.6

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 24,457 19.6

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 21,672 17.4

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 20,115 16.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 193,947 155.8

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,809 48.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,513 19.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 487 6.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,026 12.9

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 460 5.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 248 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 242 3.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 151 1.9

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 95 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 88 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 62 0.8

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 39 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 35 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 876 11.0

Male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,080 27.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,280 12.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,230 6.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,050 5.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 637 3.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 375 2.0

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 238 1.3

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 232 1.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 160 0.9

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 67 0.4

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 55 0.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 54 0.3

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 51 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 931 5.0

Male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 26,207 141.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 10,253 55.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 7,438 40.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,815 15.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 6,891 37.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,044 21.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,084 5.9

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 626 3.4

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 419 2.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 280 1.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 126 0.7

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 118 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 106 0.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,260 12.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 42,895 202.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 10,746 50.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 6,163 29.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,583 21.6

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8,965 42.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 5,832 27.5

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 5,102 24.0

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,571 12.1

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,274 10.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 501 2.4

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 411 1.9

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 400 1.9

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 382 1.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,711 26.9

Male, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 62,995 318.7

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 12,544 63.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,455 47.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 9,235 46.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,164 21.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 5,071 25.7

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,524 38.1

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,680 23.7

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,479 17.6

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,703 13.7

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,366 6.9

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 965 4.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 880 4.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 10,164 51.4

Male, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 79,271 591.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 23,273 173.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 20,603 153.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,488 41.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,550 19.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,938 21.9

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5,104 38.1

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,322 24.8

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,999 22.4

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,589 19.3

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,806 13.5

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,583 11.8

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,169 8.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 11,335 84.6

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 146,880 1,481.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 50,898 513.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 49,956 503.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 5,582 56.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 5,270 53.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,438 44.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,859 18.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,579 26.0

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,981 40.2

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,557 35.9

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,386 24.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,106 21.2

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,578 15.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 17,128 172.8

Male, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 274,165 3,374.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 95,781 1,178.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 90,273 1,111.1

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 16,229 199.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,656 155.8

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,376 78.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6,022 74.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,964 61.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,876 23.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,088 38.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,813 46.9

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,432 29.9

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,377 29.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 33,242 409.1

Male, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 299,897 7,482.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 110,380 2,754.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 75,458 1,882.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 20,426 509.7

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 19,180 478.6

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 12,442 310.4

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,047 150.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,242 130.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,588 39.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,654 91.2

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,707 92.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,679 66.8

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,198 54.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 42,138 1,051.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 161,236 17,740.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 65,053 7,157.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 25,473 2,802.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 13,640 1,500.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,910 1,310.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,552 830.9

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,129 344.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 506 55.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,623 288.6

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,727 300.0

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,466 271.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,442 268.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,712 188.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 25,132 2,765.2

Female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,053,277 806.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 360,161 275.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 245,740 188.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 87,124 66.7

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 41,473 31.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 40,254 30.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 28,915 22.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 13,000 10.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 15,915 12.2

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 28,395 21.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 11,346 8.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 11,140 8.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 10,503 8.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 188,226 144.1

Female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,955 39.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 954 12.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 373 4.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 581 7.7

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 396 5.2

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 231 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 188 2.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 135 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 93 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 73 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 51 0.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 44 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 762 10.1

35
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,113 17.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,108 6.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 674 3.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 434 2.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 468 2.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 212 1.2

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 210 1.2

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 124 0.7

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 82 0.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 50 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 46 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 45 0.3

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 37 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 731 4.1

Female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,341 47.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,409 19.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,867 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 542 3.1

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,128 6.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 725 4.1

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 649 3.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 342 1.9

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 170 1.0

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 159 0.9

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 110 0.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 103 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 83 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,463 8.3

Female, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,586 73.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,052 14.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,066 9.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 986 4.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,732 12.9

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,511 7.1

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,461 6.9

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,149 5.4

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,070 5.0

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 396 1.9

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 276 1.3

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 264 1.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 243 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,432 16.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 28,295 140.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 9,358 46.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,243 16.1

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,775 13.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,678 8.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,097 5.4

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,659 8.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,329 6.6

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,225 6.1

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 981 4.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 905 4.5

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 635 3.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 470 2.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,715 28.4

Female, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 45,759 326.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 20,603 147.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,140 58.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,202 15.7

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,997 14.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,171 8.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 826 5.9

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,397 10.0

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,247 8.9

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,105 7.9

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,019 7.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 586 4.2

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 471 3.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,992 49.9

Female, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 94,111 854.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 40,711 369.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 22,560 204.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 4,516 41.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,439 40.3

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,552 32.3

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,959 17.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,017 9.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 942 8.6

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,799 16.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,347 12.2

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 768 7.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 767 7.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 11,693 106.2

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 203,751 1,971.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 70,952 686.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 60,748 587.8

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 12,476 120.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,316 119.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,600 73.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4,190 40.5

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,201 31.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,371 13.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,830 17.7

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,451 23.7

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,163 20.9

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,861 18.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 25,793 249.6

Female, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 309,955 4,731.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 116,358 1,776.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 67,190 1,025.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 29,011 442.8

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15,293 233.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,539 176.1

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 9,044 138.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,930 75.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,325 20.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,605 55.0

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,724 56.8

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,500 53.4

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,711 41.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 46,655 712.1

Female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 326,210 13,901.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 146,994 6,264.0

2 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 37,343 1,591.3

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,714 1,394.1

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21,386 911.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,452 317.6

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 6,586 280.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,819 248.0

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,167 220.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 387 16.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,780 203.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 4,098 174.6

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 4,013 171.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 54,638 2,328.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total white, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,873,781 880.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 633,487 297.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 454,531 213.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 124,371 58.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 85,231 40.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 72,392 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 34,439 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 37,953 17.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 67,456 31.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 40,442 19.0

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 27,611 13.0

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 21,921 10.3

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 21,286 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 325,053 152.7

White, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,685 38.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,794 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 627 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,167 9.5

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 613 5.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 388 3.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 224 1.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 179 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 116 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 64 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 60 0.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 53 0.4

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 51 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,143 9.3

White, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,989 20.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,501 8.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,472 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,029 3.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 904 3.1

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 343 1.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 295 1.0

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 271 0.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 188 0.6

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 82 0.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 80 0.3

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 55 0.2

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 50 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 50 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,170 4.0

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,341 83.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 11,450 39.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 8,811 30.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,639 9.1

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,935 13.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,179 10.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,467 5.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 629 2.2

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 369 1.3

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 290 1.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 164 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 147 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 107 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,604 9.0

White, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 41,501 118.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 11,309 32.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 6,833 19.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,476 12.8

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6,784 19.4

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 5,359 15.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,221 12.1

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,388 9.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,273 6.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 548 1.6

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 525 1.5

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 497 1.4

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 409 1.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,188 17.7

White, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 66,013 197.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 13,295 39.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 9,565 28.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,764 14.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,801 14.3

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 9,189 27.5

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,110 27.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 5,427 16.2

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,727 8.2

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,399 7.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,588 4.7

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,181 3.5

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 841 2.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 10,691 32.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 97,140 412.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 33,582 142.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24,425 103.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,018 25.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,058 13.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,960 12.6

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,906 16.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,734 15.8

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,594 15.2

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,251 13.8

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,292 9.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,852 7.9

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,263 5.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 13,223 56.1

White, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 197,963 1,086.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 77,410 424.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 59,351 325.6

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9,035 49.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,127 39.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,214 28.6

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,199 28.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,364 13.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,835 15.6

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 4,880 26.8

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,953 16.2

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,705 14.8

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,184 6.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 22,905 125.7

White, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 414,905 2,519.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 141,776 860.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 135,778 824.4

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 26,638 161.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 20,482 124.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 11,201 68.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 8,732 53.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,058 42.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,852 17.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,206 25.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 5,559 33.8

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,542 21.5

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,044 18.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 51,095 310.2

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 549,745 5,739.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 204,825 2,138.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 128,606 1,342.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 43,957 458.9

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 32,648 340.9

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21,821 227.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 12,753 133.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 9,154 95.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,681 28.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,473 67.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 6,319 66.0

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5,195 54.2

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 4,493 46.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 79,974 835.0

White, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 448,984 15,104.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 196,198 6,600.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 52,779 1,775.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 47,092 1,584.2

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 31,048 1,044.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14,197 477.6

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 8,536 287.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,709 259.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 840 28.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,869 231.1

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,192 241.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 5,886 198.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5,049 169.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 73,298 2,465.8

White male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 956,957 917.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 315,483 302.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 238,499 228.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 48,073 46.1

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 47,879 45.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 23,415 22.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 24,464 23.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 46,355 44.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 30,951 29.7

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 22,126 21.2

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 20,161 19.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 17,951 17.2

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 13,910 13.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 155,569 149.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,690 42.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,136 18.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 379 6.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 757 12.0

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 339 5.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 207 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 133 2.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 89 1.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 56 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 36 0.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 32 0.5

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 27 0.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 22 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 613 9.7

White male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,698 24.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,680 11.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 946 6.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 734 4.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 524 3.5

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 196 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 185 1.2

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 179 1.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 107 0.7

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 42 0.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 40 0.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 38 0.3

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 30 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 677 4.5

White male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 18,136 121.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,546 57.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 6,313 42.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,233 15.0

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,392 22.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,604 17.5

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 889 6.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 401 2.7

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 228 1.5

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 225 1.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 93 0.6

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 90 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 54 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,614 10.8

39
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 31,035 175.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,880 50.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 5,142 29.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,738 21.2

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6,161 34.9

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,429 25.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,668 15.1

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,105 11.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,558 8.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 375 2.1

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 292 1.7

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 285 1.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 259 1.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,023 22.8

White male, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 46,416 277.1

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8,577 51.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,414 44.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,408 20.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,006 23.9

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 7,132 42.6

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,959 35.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 4,219 25.2

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,101 12.5

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,828 10.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 836 5.0

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 741 4.4

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 542 3.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,067 42.2

White male, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 62,024 533.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 18,777 161.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 16,608 142.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,391 37.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,087 17.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,304 19.8

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,677 31.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,791 24.0

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,643 22.7

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,770 15.2

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,336 11.5

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 961 8.3

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 939 8.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,131 69.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 122,036 1,398.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 42,830 490.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 42,166 483.2

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 4,935 56.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,860 44.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,589 41.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,516 17.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,073 23.8

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,402 39.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,744 31.4

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,272 26.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,608 18.4

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,087 12.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 13,543 155.2

White male, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 239,700 3,287.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 84,584 1,159.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of . .

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 78,956 1,082.7

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14,921 204.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10,431 143.0

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,334 73.1

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 5,132 70.4

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,258 58.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,619 22.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 2,639 36.2

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,384 46.4

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,335 32.0

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,912 26.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 28,453 390.2

White male, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 270,906 7,440.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 100,523 2,761.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 67,512 1,854.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 18,186 499.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 17,988 494.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,258 309.2

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,267 144.7

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,704 129.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,444 39.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 3,260 89.5

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,200 87.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,249 61.8

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,015 55.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 38,004 1,043.8

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 147,419 17,956.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 59,851 7,290.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 22,853 2,783.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,493 1,521.7

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,008 1,340.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,081 862.5

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,863 348.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 468 57.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,395 291.7

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,396 291.8

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,309 281.2

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,172 264.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,471 179.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 22,922 2,792.0

White female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 916,824 844.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 318,004 292.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 216,032 199.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 76,298 70.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 38,876 35.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 36,505 33.6

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 24,513 22.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 11,024 10.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 13,489 12.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 22,491 20.7

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 9,737 9.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 9,119 8.4

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 9,057 8.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 156,192 143.8

White female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,995 33.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 658 11.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 248 4.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 410 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 274 4.6

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 181 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 91 1.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 90 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 60 1.0

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 32 0.5

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 28 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 28 0.5

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 24 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 529 8.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,291 16.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 821 5.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 526 3.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 295 2.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 380 2.7

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 164 1.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 110 0.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 81 0.6

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 75 0.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 42 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 40 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 24 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 20 0.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 534 3.8

White female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,205 43.9

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,904 20.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,498 17.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 406 2.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 578 4.1

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 575 4.1

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 543 3.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 228 1.6

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 141 1.0

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 71 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 65 0.5

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 57 0.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 53 0.4

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 53 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 937 6.6

White female, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,466 60.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,429 14.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,691 9.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 738 4.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,116 12.2

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 930 5.4

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 720 4.2

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 715 4.1

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 623 3.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 240 1.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 205 1.2

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 176 1.0

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 173 1.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,139 12.4

41
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 19,597 117.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,336 43.9

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,151 12.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,356 8.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 795 4.8

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,978 11.8

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,208 7.2

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 752 4.5

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 626 3.7

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 612 3.7

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 571 3.4

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 440 2.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 299 1.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,624 21.7

White female, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 35,116 294.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 16,974 142.1

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,648 47.3

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,627 13.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 971 8.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 656 5.5

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,481 12.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 956 8.0

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 951 8.0

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 943 7.9

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 891 7.5

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 442 3.7

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 324 2.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,879 40.8

White female, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 75,927 799.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 34,580 364.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 17,185 180.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 4,100 43.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,267 34.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,470 26.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,610 16.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 848 8.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 762 8.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,478 15.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,097 11.5

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 681 7.2

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 538 5.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,921 93.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 175,205 1,909.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 62,820 684.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 51,194 557.8

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 11,717 127.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10,051 109.5

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,867 63.9

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,600 39.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,800 30.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,233 13.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,567 17.1

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,175 23.7

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,630 17.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,431 15.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 21,920 238.9

White female, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 278,839 4,696.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 104,302 1,756.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 61,094 1,029.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 25,771 434.1

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14,660 246.9

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 10,563 177.9

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,486 126.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,450 74.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,237 20.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,213 54.1

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,119 52.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,946 49.6

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,478 41.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 41,970 706.9

White female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 301,565 14,015.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 136,347 6,337.0

2 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 34,599 1,608.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29,926 1,390.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 20,040 931.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,116 330.7

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 6,227 289.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,020 233.3

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,846 225.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 372 17.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,474 207.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,578 166.3

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,490 162.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 50,376 2,341.3

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total black, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 269,219 850.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 75,600 238.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 58,401 184.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 17,044 53.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 12,318 38.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 11,820 37.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 5,071 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,749 21.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 11,378 35.9

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8,653 27.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7,074 22.3

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 6,176 19.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 5,857 18.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 54,898 173.4

Black, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,799 73.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 574 23.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 191 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 383 15.6

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 208 8.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 185 7.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 100 4.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 95 3.9

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 62 2.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 56 2.3

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 43 1.7

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 40 1.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 408 16.6

Black, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,876 33.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 738 13.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 356 6.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 382 6.9

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 260 4.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 159 2.9

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 91 1.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 82 1.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 47 0.8

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 47 0.8

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 34 0.6

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 33 0.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 19 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 366 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,982 168.4

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,625 86.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,684 31.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,117 20.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 567 10.6

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 536 10.0

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 305 5.7

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 286 5.4

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 276 5.2

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 86 1.6

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 80 1.5

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 70 1.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 57 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 977 18.3

Black, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,395 279.2

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,775 68.5

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,556 64.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,978 35.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,072 19.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 906 16.4

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,053 19.1

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 912 16.5

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 634 11.5

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 245 4.4

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 230 4.2

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 162 2.9

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 154 2.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,696 48.9

Black, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 23,178 492.3

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,900 104.1

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,310 70.3

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,122 66.3

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,087 44.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 860 18.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,227 26.1

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,938 41.2

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 929 19.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 765 16.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 475 10.1

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 451 9.6

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 395 8.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,806 102.1

43
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,005 893.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 6,669 238.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6,395 228.6

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,624 58.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,367 48.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,217 43.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 510 18.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 707 25.3

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 837 29.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 828 29.6

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 717 25.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 422 15.1

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 394 14.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,535 162.1

Black, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 38,396 1,879.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 12,575 615.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 11,963 585.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,258 110.6

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,672 81.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,008 49.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 400 19.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 608 29.8

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 947 46.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 756 37.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 658 32.2

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 589 28.8

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 526 25.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,444 266.5

Black, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 56,135 3,601.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 18,688 1,198.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 17,331 1,111.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,941 252.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,485 159.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,799 115.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,281 82.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 918 58.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 297 19.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 621 39.8

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 902 57.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 782 50.2

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 615 39.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,393 474.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 53,135 6,652.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,423 2,431.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 12,469 1,561.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,812 602.4

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,088 261.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,824 228.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,556 194.8

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,008 126.2

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 923 115.6

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 862 107.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 181 22.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 681 85.3

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 594 74.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,576 948.4

Black, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 33,856 14,278.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 14,038 5,920.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,809 2,028.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,365 1,419.2

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,833 773.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 967 407.8

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 789 332.8

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 714 301.1

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 673 283.8

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 487 205.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 38 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 449 189.4

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 471 198.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,710 2,408.2

Black male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 146,630 977.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 37,040 246.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,155 214.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 10,131 67.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8,925 59.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,238 54.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,607 24.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,631 30.9

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,421 49.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,822 25.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,569 23.8

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 3,469 23.1

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,271 21.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 28,589 190.6

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 77.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 25.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 85 6.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 234 18.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 102 8.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 95 7.6

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 56 4.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 56 4.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 31 2.5

7 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 27 2.2

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 25 2.0

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 21 1.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 220 17.7

Black male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,162 41.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 497 17.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 231 8.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 266 9.4

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 166 5.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 83 2.9

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 50 1.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 45 1.6

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 29 1.0

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28 1.0

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 26 0.9

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 20 0.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 207 7.3

Black male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,169 269.4

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,107 154.4

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,328 49.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 862 32.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 466 17.5

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 478 18.0

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 198 7.4

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 192 7.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 152 5.7

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 50 1.9

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 50 1.9

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 44 1.7

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 29 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 541 20.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,778 413.3

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,028 116.1

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,724 104.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,481 56.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 792 30.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 689 26.4

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 647 24.8

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 539 20.7

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 395 15.1

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 142 5.4

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 105 4.0

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 96 3.7

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 87 3.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,534 58.8

Black male, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,257 697.2

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,866 176.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,120 96.9

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,565 71.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 613 28.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 952 43.5

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,562 71.4

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,363 62.3

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 527 24.1

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 487 22.3

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 369 16.9

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 315 14.4

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 210 9.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,873 131.3

Black male, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,514 1,223.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,042 318.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,541 279.2

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,385 109.2

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 933 73.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 380 30.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 553 43.6

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 738 58.2

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 595 46.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 582 45.9

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 426 33.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 291 22.9

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 191 15.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,790 220.0

45
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 22,204 2,493.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,202 808.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6,980 784.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,241 139.4

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 728 81.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 274 30.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 454 51.0

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 708 79.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 577 64.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 501 56.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 481 54.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 443 49.8

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 270 30.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,073 345.1

Black male, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 30,526 4,746.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 10,097 1,570.1

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,955 1,548.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,945 302.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,126 175.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 910 141.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 774 120.4

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 593 92.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 205 31.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 388 60.3

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 419 65.2

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 387 60.2

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 355 55.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,965 616.5

Black male, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,035 8,744.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,477 2,960.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 6,992 2,442.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,894 661.6

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,015 354.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 971 339.2

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 673 235.1

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 457 159.6

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 457 159.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 117 40.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 340 118.8

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 400 139.7

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 217 75.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,482 1,216.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 11,646 16,717.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,388 6,298.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,294 3,292.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 934 1,340.7

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 689 989.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 390 559.8

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 294 422.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 226 324.4

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 224 321.5

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 204 292.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 26 37.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 178 255.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 143 205.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,860 2,669.9

Black female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 122,589 736.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 38,560 231.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 26,246 157.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,623 57.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,382 32.3

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,582 21.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,464 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,118 12.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,252 19.5

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 2,707 16.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,453 14.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2,288 13.7

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,187 13.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 26,309 158.0

Black female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 68.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 255 21.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 106 8.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 149 12.3

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 106 8.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 90 7.4

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 44 3.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 39 3.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 35 2.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 25 2.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 22 1.8

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 15 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 188 15.5

46
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 26.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 241 8.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 125 4.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 116 4.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 94 3.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 76 2.8

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 41 1.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 37 1.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 21 0.8

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 19 *

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 13 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 8 *

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 158 5.7

Black female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,813 67.8

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 518 19.4

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 356 13.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 255 9.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 101 3.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 124 4.6

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 107 4.0

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 94 3.5

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 58 2.2

7 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 53 2.0

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 36 1.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 30 1.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 28 1.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 409 15.3

Black female, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,617 158.8

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 832 28.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 747 25.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 517 17.8

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 497 17.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 280 9.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 217 7.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 406 14.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 140 4.8

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 95 3.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 88 3.0

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 71 2.4

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 67 2.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,157 39.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,921 314.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,759 69.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,190 47.2

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,034 41.0

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 522 20.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 247 9.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 275 10.9

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 442 17.5

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 376 14.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 238 9.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 185 7.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 160 6.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 108 4.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,907 75.7

Black female, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 9,491 620.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,128 204.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,353 153.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 629 41.1

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 411 26.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 284 18.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 130 8.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 154 10.1

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 246 16.1

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 239 15.6

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 203 13.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 131 8.6

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 122 8.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,745 114.1

Black female, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 16,192 1,405.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,373 466.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,983 432.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,017 88.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 964 83.7

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 370 32.1

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 280 24.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 126 10.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 154 13.4

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 256 22.2

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 255 22.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 215 18.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 207 18.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,272 197.2

47
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,609 2,796.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,733 953.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,234 790.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,996 218.0

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,575 172.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 673 73.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 507 55.4

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 483 52.7

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 395 43.1

9 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 337 36.8

10 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 325 35.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 92 10.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 233 25.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,351 365.9

Black female, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 28,100 5,483.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,946 2,135.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,477 1,068.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,918 569.4

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,415 276.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 853 166.4

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 551 107.5

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 541 105.6

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 523 102.1

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 405 79.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 64 12.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 341 66.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 377 73.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,094 798.8

Black female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 22,210 13,264.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,650 5,763.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,515 1,502.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,431 1,451.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,144 683.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 741 442.5

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 495 295.6

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 490 292.6

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 328 195.9

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 283 169.0

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 283 169.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 271 161.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,850 2,299.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 82,395 341.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,829 82.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 15,215 63.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,969 28.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,857 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,112 12.9

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,474 18.5

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,338 18.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,106 17.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,044 12.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,450 10.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,415 10.0

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 1,870 7.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 17,685 73.2

Hispanic, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908 41.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 142 6.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 177 8.1

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 133 6.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 71 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 50 2.3

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 32 1.5

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 25 1.1

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 14 *

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 10 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 9 *

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 221 10.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual

Hispanic, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 21.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 330 7.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 210 4.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 120 2.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 142 3.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 105 2.3

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 59 1.3

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 28 0.6

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 25 0.6

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24 0.5

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 16 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 13 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 190 4.2

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,700 107.1

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,732 39.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,624 37.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,210 27.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 414 9.4

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 425 9.7

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 216 4.9

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 91 2.1

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 83 1.9

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 44 1.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 27 0.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 24 0.5

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 414 9.4

Hispanic, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,955 148.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,667 35.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 951 20.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 716 15.2

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,590 33.8

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,362 29.0

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 458 9.7

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 437 9.3

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 244 5.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 102 2.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 96 2.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 63 1.3

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 39 0.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 897 19.1

Hispanic, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,558 227.8

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,764 53.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,184 35.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 556 16.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 628 18.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 952 28.7

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 663 20.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 610 18.4

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 450 13.6

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 310 9.3

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 192 5.8

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 112 3.4

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 103 3.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,218 36.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,049 370.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,615 85.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,397 73.5

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 690 36.3

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 598 31.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 577 30.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 292 15.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 285 15.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 310 16.3

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 250 13.2

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 223 11.7

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 173 9.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 88 4.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,128 59.4

Hispanic, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,354 814.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,125 245.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,928 230.3

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 639 50.3

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 571 44.9

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 537 42.2

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 389 30.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 200 15.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 189 14.9

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 221 17.4

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 189 14.9

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 171 13.5

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 115 9.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,469 115.6

Hispanic, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,436 1,778.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,723 582.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,083 503.1

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 941 116.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 827 101.9

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 477 58.8

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 430 53.0

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 363 44.7

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 300 37.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 133 16.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 167 20.6

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 192 23.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 128 15.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,972 243.0

49
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,398 3,833.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,256 1,399.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,152 839.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,171 311.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 728 193.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 630 167.7

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 576 153.4

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 251 66.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 95 25.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 156 41.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 201 53.5

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 176 46.9

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 150 39.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,107 561.0

Hispanic, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 10,641 9,514.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,451 3,979.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,381 1,234.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 908 811.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 824 736.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 371 331.7

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 334 298.6

7 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 210 187.8

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 176 157.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 24 21.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 152 135.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 145 129.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 110 98.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,731 1,547.7

Hispanic male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 49,434 402.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,785 87.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,980 64.9

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,407 44.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,919 23.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,488 20.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,816 31.0

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,789 30.8

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,929 15.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,806 14.7

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,390 11.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,361 11.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,347 11.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 9,824 79.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 45.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 193 17.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 88 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 105 9.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 64 5.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29 2.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 28 2.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 18 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

6 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 12 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 12 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4 *

10 Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036 4 *

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 4 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 122 10.9

Hispanic male, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 24.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 214 9.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 140 6.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 74 3.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 79 3.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 79 3.4

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 31 1.4

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 16 *

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 15 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 15 *

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 9 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 94 4.1

Hispanic male, 15–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,876 165.9

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,589 68.0

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,347 57.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 972 41.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 375 16.0

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 380 16.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 128 5.5

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 64 2.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 54 2.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 24 1.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 16 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11 *

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7 *

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 7 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 249 10.7

50
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,556 223.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,397 56.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 768 30.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 629 25.3

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,330 53.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,196 48.0

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 380 15.3

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 241 9.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 182 7.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 83 3.3

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 59 2.4

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 47 1.9

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 23 0.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 618 24.8

Hispanic male, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,743 341.3

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,543 91.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 993 59.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 426 25.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 567 33.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 558 33.2

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 474 28.2

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 401 23.8

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 396 23.5

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 258 15.3

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 112 6.7

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 89 5.3

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 67 4.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 852 50.6

Hispanic male, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,736 512.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,014 109.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 724 78.3

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 610 65.9

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 477 51.6

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 461 49.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 210 22.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 251 27.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 191 20.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 186 20.1

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 145 15.7

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 141 15.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 72 7.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 715 77.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,303 1,061.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,987 334.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,645 276.9

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 422 71.0

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 304 51.2

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 293 49.3

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 290 48.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 140 23.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 150 25.3

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 188 31.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 122 20.5

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 99 16.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 98 16.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 855 143.9

Hispanic male, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,267 2,322.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,841 798.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,339 657.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 415 116.6

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 404 113.5

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 293 82.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 273 76.7

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 215 60.4

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 193 54.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 77 21.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 116 32.6

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 92 25.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 78 21.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,124 315.7

Hispanic male, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,127 4,924.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,536 1,752.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,696 1,171.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 518 357.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 345 238.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 324 223.9

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 295 203.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 132 91.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 56 38.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 76 52.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 104 71.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 80 55.3

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 79 54.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,018 703.3

51
Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 4,259 10,895.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,627 4,162.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 690 1,765.2

3 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 379 969.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 309 790.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 189 483.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 116 296.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 83 212.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 71 181.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 68 174.0

9 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 67 171.4

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 43 110.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 688 1,760.0

Hispanic female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 32,961 277.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,044 76.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,235 60.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,177 18.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,683 14.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,562 13.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 938 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 624 5.3

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,068 9.0

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 845 7.1

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 750 6.3

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 696 5.9

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 658 5.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,243 61.0

Hispanic female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 37.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 126 11.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 54 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 72 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 69 6.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 42 3.9

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 22 2.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 14 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 13 *

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 7 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,

and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 3 *

10 Tuberculosis ................. 010–018 2 *

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 2 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2 *

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 81 7.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 5–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 17.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 116 5.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 70 3.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 46 2.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 63 2.9

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 28 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 26 1.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 13 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 9 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9 *

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ,

and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 7 *

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7 *

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 95 4.3

Hispanic female, 15–24 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824 40.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 277 13.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 238 11.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 39 1.9

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 143 7.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 88 4.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 45 2.2

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 29 1.4

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 27 1.3

7 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 1.0

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 20 1.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 13 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 151 7.4

Hispanic female, 25–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,399 63.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 270 12.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 183 8.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 87 3.9

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 260 11.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 217 9.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 166 7.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 62 2.8

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 57 2.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 37 1.7

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 0.9

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 19 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 16 *

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 16 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 259 11.7

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Table 2. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause–of–death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 35–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,815 111.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 556 34.0

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 221 13.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 191 11.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 130 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 61 3.7

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 136 8.3

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 105 6.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 80 4.9

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 52 3.2

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 49 3.0

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 36 2.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 23 1.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 366 22.4

Hispanic female, 45–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,313 237.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 891 91.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 383 39.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 124 12.7

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 121 12.4

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 116 11.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 82 8.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 34 3.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 105 10.8

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 80 8.2

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 41 4.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 32 3.3

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 32 3.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 388 39.8

Hispanic female, 55–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,051 598.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,480 218.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 941 138.9

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 335 49.5

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 244 36.0

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 149 22.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 99 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 60 8.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 39 5.8

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 73 10.8

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 67 9.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 46 6.8

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 33 4.9

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 33 4.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 551 81.4

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 65–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,169 1,354.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,882 413.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,744 382.8

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 537 117.9

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 412 90.4

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 184 40.4

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 157 34.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 148 32.5

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 107 23.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 56 12.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 51 11.2

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 100 22.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 50 11.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 848 186.2

Hispanic female, 75–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,271 3,149.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,720 1,178.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,456 630.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 653 282.9

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 433 187.6

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 285 123.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 252 109.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 119 51.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 39 16.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 80 34.7

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 97 42.0

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 97 42.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 70 30.3

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 70 30.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,019 441.4

Hispanic female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 6,382 8,772.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,824 3,881.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 691 949.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 599 823.4

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 445 611.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 218 299.7

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 182 250.2

7 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 143 196.6

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 93 127.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 81 111.3

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 77 105.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 67 92.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,043 1,433.7

1Rank based on number of deaths.

2Includes races other than black and white.

3Includes deaths under 1 year of age.

53
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

All races,2 both sexes

All ages 3

. . . All causes ......................... 2,175,613 852.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 717,706 281.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 520,578 204.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 143,769 56.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 91,938 36.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 86,777 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 40,982 16.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 45,795 18.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 75,719 29.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 50,067 19.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 33,566 13.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 30,484 12.0

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 25,488 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 399,521 156.6

1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,764 43.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,467 15.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 860 5.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,607 10.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 856 5.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 479 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 430 2.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 286 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 188 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 161 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 113 0.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 77 0.5

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 65 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,642 10.6

5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,739 20.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,628 8.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 907 4.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 721 3.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 557 3.0

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 245 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 146 0.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 130 0.7

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 72 0.4

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 53 0.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 53 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 38 0.2

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 30 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 787 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,454 24.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,760 9.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 997 5.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 763 4.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 548 3.0

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 441 2.4

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 304 1.7

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 203 1.1

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 154 0.9

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 62 0.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 51 0.3

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 44 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 37 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 850 4.7

15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,411 84.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,234 36.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,818 28.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,416 8.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,302 19.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,847 10.8

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 738 4.3

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 333 1.9

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 224 1.3

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 90 0.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 85 0.5

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 67 0.4

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 48 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,443 8.4

20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 20,137 105.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,428 39.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 5,487 28.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,941 10.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,717 24.8

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,846 14.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,071 5.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 635 3.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 530 2.8

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 226 1.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 144 0.8

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 130 0.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 99 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,311 12.1

54
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,314 120.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,719 33.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,275 21.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,444 12.1

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,916 19.4

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,396 16.8

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,864 14.2

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,776 8.8

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,119 5.5

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 253 1.3

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 234 1.2

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 230 1.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 223 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,584 17.8

30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 34,167 153.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,079 31.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,954 17.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,125 14.0

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 7,030 31.6

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,527 15.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,427 15.4

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,308 14.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,304 10.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 608 2.7

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 543 2.4

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 431 1.9

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 424 1.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,486 24.6

35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 42,089 199.5

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 7,913 37.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,625 31.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,274 15.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 3,351 15.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 6,282 29.8

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,350 20.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 3,177 15.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,596 12.3

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,448 6.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 996 4.7

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 666 3.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 607 2.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,429 35.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 49,201 261.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 10,600 56.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,348 44.4

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6,290 33.4

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,385 28.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,568 13.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,817 15.0

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,832 15.1

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,160 11.5

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,864 9.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,595 8.5

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 934 5.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 743 4.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,450 44.9

45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 56,533 368.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 16,752 109.1

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 13,009 84.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,145 27.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,073 13.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 2,072 13.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,666 23.9

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,251 14.7

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,221 14.5

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,124 13.8

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,374 8.9

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,246 8.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 797 5.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,948 58.3

50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 68,497 568.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 24,454 202.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 18,404 152.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,340 27.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,648 13.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,692 14.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,667 22.1

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,348 19.5

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,909 15.8

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,829 15.2

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,767 14.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,524 12.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 848 7.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 9,407 78.0

55
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 94,582 902.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 35,807 341.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 27,678 264.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,713 35.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,343 31.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,063 29.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,440 13.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,623 15.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,802 26.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,644 25.2

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,541 14.7

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,322 12.6

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,087 10.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 11,582 110.5

60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 146,409 1,402.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 55,802 534.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 44,838 429.4

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,755 64.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 5,996 57.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 4,307 41.3

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,334 31.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,436 13.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,898 18.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,136 30.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,131 20.4

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,564 15.0

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,096 10.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 17,450 167.1

65–69 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,071 2,114.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 76,434 765.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 66,644 667.7

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 12,019 120.4

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,611 96.3

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,253 62.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,868 38.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,861 38.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,569 15.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,292 23.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 3,438 34.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,856 18.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,600 16.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 25,487 255.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 266,845 3,146.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 89,885 1,060.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 84,791 999.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 16,686 196.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 15,361 181.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,723 91.1

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6,344 74.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,304 50.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,678 19.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,626 31.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,826 33.3

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,684 31.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,295 27.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 33,946 400.3

75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 301,736 4,705.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 107,365 1,674.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 79,813 1,244.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 22,054 344.0

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 18,817 293.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 9,931 154.9

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8,029 125.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,937 77.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,580 24.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,357 52.4

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,488 54.4

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,858 44.6

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,043 31.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 42,401 661.3

80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 308,116 7,429.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 119,373 2,878.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 62,835 1,515.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 27,383 660.2

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15,656 377.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 14,050 338.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,062 170.3

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,235 126.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,333 32.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,902 94.1

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,943 95.1

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,321 80.1

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,910 70.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 46,348 1,117.5

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 487,446 14,972.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 212,047 6,513.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 58,187 1,787.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 50,983 1,566.0

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 33,296 1,022.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15,004 460.9

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 9,052 278.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,296 254.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 893 27.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 7,403 227.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8,261 253.8

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 6,740 207.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5,810 178.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 79,770 2,450.3

Male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,122,336 901.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 357,545 287.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 274,838 220.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 57,862 46.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 27,982 22.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 29,880 24.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 56,645 45.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 50,465 40.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 35,465 28.5

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 29,325 23.6

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 24,457 19.6

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 21,672 17.4

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 20,115 16.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 193,347 155.8

Male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,809 48.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,513 19.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 487 6.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,026 12.9

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 460 5.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 248 3.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 242 3.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 151 1.9

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 95 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 88 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 62 0.8

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 39 0.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 35 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 876 11.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,231 23.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,058 11.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 575 6.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 483 5.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 318 3.4

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 125 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 78 0.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 73 0.8

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 45 0.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 32 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 24 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 20 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 19 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 439 4.7

Male, 10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,849 30.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,222 13.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 655 7.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 567 6.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 319 3.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 297 3.2

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 224 2.4

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 113 1.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 87 0.9

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 35 0.4

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 27 0.3

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 22 0.2

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 22 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 481 5.2

Male, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,747 122.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,450 50.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,252 37.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,198 13.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,865 32.6

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,560 17.8

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 458 5.2

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 231 2.6

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 145 1.7

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 51 0.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 44 0.5

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 36 0.4

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 35 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 872 9.9

57
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,460 159.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,803 59.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,186 43.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,617 16.7

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,026 41.5

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,484 25.6

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 626 6.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 395 4.1

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 384 4.0

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 135 1.4

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 82 0.8

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 82 0.8

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 59 0.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,384 14.3

Male, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 18,032 178.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,245 51.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,191 31.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,054 20.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,140 31.0

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,848 28.1

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,435 24.0

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 881 8.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 693 6.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 139 1.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 136 1.3

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 133 1.3

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 129 1.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,253 22.2

Male, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,863 224.0

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6,117 55.1

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,501 49.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,972 26.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,529 22.8

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,692 24.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,667 24.0

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,690 15.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,581 14.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 404 3.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 272 2.5

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 271 2.4

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 246 2.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,422 30.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 29,641 282.8

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6,929 66.1

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,089 48.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,343 22.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,746 26.2

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,181 30.4

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,747 26.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,522 24.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,038 19.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,042 9.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 523 5.0

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 423 4.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 385 3.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,762 45.4

Male, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 33,354 359.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6,274 67.6

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5,615 60.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,777 51.4

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,146 44.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,821 19.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,325 25.0

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,158 23.2

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,661 17.9

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,441 15.5

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 843 9.1

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 542 5.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 495 5.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,402 58.2

Male, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 36,622 485.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,833 130.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,105 107.5

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,333 44.2

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,027 40.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,399 18.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,628 21.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,689 22.4

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,657 22.0

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,162 15.4

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 977 13.0

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 813 10.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 530 7.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,496 72.9

58
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 42,649 728.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 13,440 229.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 12,498 213.4

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,461 42.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,151 19.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,310 22.4

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,771 30.2

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,665 28.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,427 24.4

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,310 22.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 993 17.0

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 792 13.5

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 606 10.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,686 97.1

Male, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 58,083 1,156.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,548 389.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 19,467 387.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,168 43.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 947 18.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,221 24.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,999 39.8

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,875 37.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,836 36.6

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,431 28.5

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,183 23.6

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 962 19.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 825 16.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,789 135.2

Male, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 88,797 1,815.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 31,431 642.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 30,408 621.6

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,746 76.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,271 66.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,270 46.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 912 18.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,358 27.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,126 43.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,106 43.1

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,281 26.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,203 24.6

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 616 12.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 10,339 211.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 124,228 2,775.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 43,234 965.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 42,607 951.9

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,788 151.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 5,040 112.6

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,908 65.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,415 54.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 919 20.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,496 33.4

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,318 51.8

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,158 48.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,227 27.4

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 975 21.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 14,558 325.2

Male, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 149,937 4,109.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 53,174 1,457.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 47,039 1,289.2

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9,441 258.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,616 208.7

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,704 101.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,468 95.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,549 69.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 957 26.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,592 43.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,655 45.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,402 38.4

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,205 33.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 18,684 512.1

Male, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 158,257 6,202.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 56,950 2,232.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 43,427 1,702.0

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 10,507 411.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,948 389.9

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 5,505 215.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,396 133.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,638 103.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 852 33.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,786 70.0

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,804 70.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,366 53.5

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,152 45.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 21,564 845.1

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Male, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 141,640 9,726.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 53,430 3,668.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,031 2,199.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10,478 719.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 8,673 595.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6,937 476.3

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,651 182.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,604 178.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 736 50.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,868 128.3

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,903 130.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,313 90.2

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1,199 82.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 20,421 1,402.2

Male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 161,236 17,740.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 65,053 7,157.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 25,473 2,802.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 13,640 1,500.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,910 1,310.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,552 830.9

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,129 344.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 506 55.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,623 288.6

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,727 300.0

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,466 271.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,442 268.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,712 188.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 25,132 2,765.2

Female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,053,277 806.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 360,161 275.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 245,740 188.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 87,124 66.7

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 41,473 31.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 40,254 30.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 28,915 22.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 13,000 10.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 15,915 12.2

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 28,395 21.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 11,346 8.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 11,140 8.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 10,503 8.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 188,226 144.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,955 39.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 954 12.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 373 4.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 581 7.7

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 396 5.2

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 231 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 188 2.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 135 1.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 93 1.2

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 73 1.0

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 51 0.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 44 0.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 762 10.1

Female, 5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,508 16.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 570 6.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 332 3.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 238 2.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 239 2.7

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 120 1.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 68 0.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 57 0.6

6 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 29 0.3

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 27 0.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21 0.2

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 18 *

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 13 *

10 Meningitis ................... 320–322 13 *

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 320 3.6

Female, 10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,605 18.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 538 6.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 342 3.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 196 2.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 229 2.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 144 1.6

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 90 1.0

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 80 0.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 67 0.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 29 0.3

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 27 0.3

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 17 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 16 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 368 4.2

60
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,664 44.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,784 21.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,566 18.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 218 2.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 437 5.2

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 287 3.4

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 280 3.4

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 102 1.2

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 79 0.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 41 0.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 39 0.5

9 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 36 0.4

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 31 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 548 6.6

Female, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,677 50.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,625 17.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,301 13.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 324 3.5

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 691 7.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 445 4.8

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 362 3.9

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 240 2.6

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 146 1.6

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 91 1.0

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 74 0.8

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 62 0.7

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 48 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 893 9.6

Female, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,282 62.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,474 14.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,084 10.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 390 3.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 895 8.9

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 776 7.7

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 548 5.5

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 429 4.3

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 426 4.2

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 124 1.2

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 98 1.0

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 97 1.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 84 0.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,331 13.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 9,304 83.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,837 16.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,578 14.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 982 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 596 5.3

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 913 8.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 735 6.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 723 6.5

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 641 5.7

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 272 2.4

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 204 1.8

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 178 1.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 159 1.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,064 18.5

Female, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,448 117.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,535 33.3

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,536 14.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 931 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 605 5.7

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,169 11.0

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 984 9.3

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 655 6.2

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 558 5.3

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 473 4.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 406 3.8

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 243 2.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 222 2.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,667 25.1

Female, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,847 166.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,823 61.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,074 21.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,239 13.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 747 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 492 5.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 752 7.9

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 675 7.1

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 674 7.1

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 499 5.2

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 423 4.4

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 392 4.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 248 2.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,048 32.0

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 19,911 254.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,647 110.6

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,176 40.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,118 14.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 674 8.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 444 5.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 962 12.3

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 564 7.2

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 562 7.2

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 561 7.2

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 373 4.8

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 333 4.3

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 269 3.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,346 42.8

Female, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,848 417.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 11,956 192.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,964 80.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,240 20.0

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 879 14.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 497 8.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 382 6.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 836 13.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 732 11.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 683 11.0

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 457 7.4

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 319 5.1

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 194 3.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,588 57.9

Female, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 36,499 668.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 16,340 299.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,130 148.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,714 31.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,507 27.6

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,371 25.1

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 895 16.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 493 9.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 402 7.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 769 14.1

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 497 9.1

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 358 6.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 289 5.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,629 84.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 57,612 1,038.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 24,371 439.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 14,430 260.0

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,009 54.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,725 49.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,181 39.3

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,064 19.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 524 9.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 540 9.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,030 18.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 850 15.3

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 490 8.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 478 8.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,984 125.9

Female, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 86,843 1,577.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 33,200 603.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24,037 436.7

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 5,231 95.0

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,571 83.0

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,345 60.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,550 28.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,446 26.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 650 11.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 796 14.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,280 23.3

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 881 16.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 747 13.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 10,555 191.8

Female, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 116,908 2,419.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 37,752 781.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 36,711 759.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,745 160.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,245 150.0

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 4,255 88.1

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,640 54.6

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,755 36.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 721 14.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,034 21.4

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,282 26.5

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,171 24.2

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,114 23.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 15,238 315.4

62
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Female, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 143,479 3,716.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 50,415 1,306.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 36,386 942.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,106 313.6

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 8,310 215.3

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 4,633 120.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4,426 114.7

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,299 59.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 728 18.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,571 40.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,684 43.6

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,492 38.6

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1,000 25.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 20,728 537.0

Female, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 166,476 6,186.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 65,943 2,450.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 30,804 1,144.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 16,905 628.2

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7,113 264.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,983 259.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 4,411 163.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,631 97.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 597 22.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,034 75.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,040 75.8

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,008 74.6

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1,711 63.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 25,927 963.4

Female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 326,210 13,901.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 146,994 6,264.0

2 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 37,343 1,591.3

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,714 1,394.1

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21,386 911.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,452 317.6

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 6,586 280.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,819 248.0

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,167 220.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 387 16.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 4,780 203.7

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 4,098 174.6

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 4,013 171.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 54,638 2,328.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total white, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 1,873,781 880.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 633,487 297.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 454,531 213.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 124,371 58.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 85,231 40.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 72,392 34.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 34,439 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 37,953 17.8

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 67,456 31.7

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 40,442 19.0

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 27,611 13.0

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 21,921 10.3

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 21,286 10.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 325,053 152.7

White, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,685 38.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,794 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 627 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,167 9.5

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 613 5.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 388 3.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 224 1.8

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 179 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 116 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 64 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 60 0.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 53 0.4

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 51 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,143 9.3

White, 5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,690 18.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,162 7.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 666 4.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 496 3.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 456 3.1

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 190 1.3

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 87 0.6

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 79 0.5

6 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 43 0.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 42 0.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 34 0.2

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 20 0.1

10 Meningitis ................... 320–322 18 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 559 3.8

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,299 22.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,339 9.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 806 5.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 533 3.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 448 3.1

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 265 1.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 216 1.5

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 153 1.1

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 101 0.7

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 39 0.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 38 0.3

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 34 0.2

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 30 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 636 4.4

White, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,308 75.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,243 38.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,173 30.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,070 7.8

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,531 11.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,308 9.6

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 600 4.4

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 213 1.6

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 183 1.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 63 0.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 54 0.4

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 51 0.4

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 31 0.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,031 7.6

White, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,033 91.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,207 40.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 4,638 30.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,569 10.2

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,404 15.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,871 12.1

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 867 5.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 416 2.7

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 262 1.7

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 186 1.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 101 0.7

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 96 0.6

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 62 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,561 10.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 17,051 103.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,550 33.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,579 21.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,971 11.9

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,464 14.9

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,113 12.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,721 10.4

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,401 8.5

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 718 4.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 192 1.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 170 1.0

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 166 1.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 138 0.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,418 14.6

White, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,450 132.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,759 31.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,254 17.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,505 13.6

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,671 25.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,895 15.7

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,820 15.3

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,667 9.0

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,555 8.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 439 2.4

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 355 1.9

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 331 1.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 271 1.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,687 20.0

White, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 30,127 171.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,274 30.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,664 15.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,610 14.8

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5,126 29.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,942 28.1

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,035 17.2

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,845 16.2

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,375 7.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,091 6.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 607 3.4

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 497 2.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 383 2.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,952 28.1

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 35,886 226.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,353 52.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6,075 38.3

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,291 27.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,100 13.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 2,191 13.8

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,063 25.6

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,582 16.3

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,636 10.3

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,024 6.5

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 981 6.2

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 684 4.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 458 2.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,739 36.2

White, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 43,451 328.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 13,648 103.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,013 75.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,326 25.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,703 12.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,623 12.3

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,562 19.4

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,085 15.8

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,710 12.9

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,400 10.6

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,005 7.6

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 750 5.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 572 4.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,380 48.2

White, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 53,689 518.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 19,934 192.6

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 14,412 139.2

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,692 26.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,355 13.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,337 12.9

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,884 18.2

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,851 17.9

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,649 15.9

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,344 13.0

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,287 12.4

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,280 12.4

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 611 5.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 6,745 65.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 75,750 835.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29,631 326.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 22,089 243.5

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2,915 32.1

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,610 28.8

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,456 27.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,173 12.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,283 14.1

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,163 23.8

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,037 22.5

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,476 16.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,011 11.1

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 708 7.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,654 95.4

White, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 122,213 1,334.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 47,779 521.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 37,262 407.0

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,120 66.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,517 49.3

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,177 34.7

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,743 30.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,191 13.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,552 17.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,717 29.7

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,694 18.5

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,477 16.1

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 762 8.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 13,965 152.5

White, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 180,788 2,042.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 66,652 753.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 56,941 643.3

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 11,043 124.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,644 86.4

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 4,870 55.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,296 37.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,366 15.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,930 21.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,220 36.4

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,994 33.8

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,485 16.8

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,400 15.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 21,243 240.0

65
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 234,117 3,073.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 78,837 1,034.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 75,124 986.1

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15,595 204.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,838 168.5

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,331 83.1

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 5,512 72.3

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,762 49.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,486 19.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,276 29.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,565 33.7

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,142 28.1

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,841 24.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 29,570 388.1

White, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 270,238 4,662.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 96,154 1,658.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 71,772 1,238.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 19,270 332.4

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 17,793 307.0

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 8,976 154.9

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,746 116.4

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,368 75.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,440 24.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,928 50.5

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,935 50.6

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,376 41.0

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,912 33.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 37,936 654.5

White, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 279,507 7,391.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 108,671 2,873.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 56,834 1,502.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 24,687 652.8

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14,855 392.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 12,845 339.7

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 6,007 158.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,786 126.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,241 32.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,545 93.7

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,384 89.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2,819 74.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,667 70.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 41,952 1,109.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 448,984 15,104.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 196,198 6,600.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 52,779 1,775.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 47,092 1,584.2

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 31,048 1,044.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14,197 477.6

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 8,536 287.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 7,709 259.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 840 28.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,869 231.1

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7,192 241.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 5,886 198.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 5,049 169.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 73,298 2,465.8

White male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 956,957 917.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 315,483 302.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 238,499 228.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 48,073 46.1

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 47,879 45.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 23,415 22.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 24,464 23.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 46,355 44.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 30,951 29.7

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 22,126 21.2

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 20,161 19.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 17,951 17.2

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 13,910 13.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 155,569 149.1

White male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,690 42.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,136 18.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 379 6.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 757 12.0

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 339 5.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 207 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 133 2.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 89 1.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 56 0.9

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 36 0.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 32 0.5

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 27 0.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 22 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 613 9.7

66
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,605 21.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 763 10.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 425 5.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 338 4.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 258 3.4

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 91 1.2

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 53 0.7

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 40 0.5

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 24 0.3

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 24 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 19 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 14 *

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 308 4.1

White male, 10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,093 28.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 917 12.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 521 7.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 396 5.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 266 3.6

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 191 2.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 145 2.0

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 88 1.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 54 0.7

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 23 0.3

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 18 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 16 *

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 16 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 359 4.8

White male, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,440 106.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,691 52.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,782 39.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 909 12.9

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,289 18.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,068 15.2

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 371 5.3

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 144 2.1

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 114 1.6

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 34 0.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 29 0.4

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 29 0.4

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 24 0.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 647 9.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,696 135.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,855 61.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,531 44.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,324 16.8

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,103 26.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,536 19.4

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 518 6.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 257 3.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 201 2.5

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 114 1.4

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 61 0.8

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 59 0.7

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 41 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 951 12.0

White male, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,825 153.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,345 51.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,672 31.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,673 20.0

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,097 25.1

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,888 22.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,362 16.3

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 724 8.7

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 447 5.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 112 1.3

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 96 1.1

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 94 1.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 86 1.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,574 18.8

White male, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 18,210 195.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,535 48.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,470 26.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,065 22.2

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,273 45.9

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,332 25.1

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,381 14.8

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,306 14.0

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,111 11.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 303 3.3

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 196 2.1

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 191 2.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 173 1.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,409 25.9

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 21,690 245.5

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,765 53.9

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,079 46.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,906 21.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,173 24.6

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,321 26.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 2,251 25.5

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,200 24.9

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,063 12.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 813 9.2

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 326 3.7

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 314 3.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 240 2.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,318 37.6

White male, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 24,726 312.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,811 60.8

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,812 48.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,759 47.5

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,335 42.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,502 19.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,833 23.1

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,968 24.9

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,288 16.3

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 765 9.7

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 522 6.6

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 415 5.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 302 3.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,749 47.3

White male, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 28,343 432.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 7,844 119.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 6,552 100.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,410 36.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,142 17.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,268 19.3

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,405 36.7

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,569 23.9

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,285 19.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 773 11.8

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 604 9.2

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 566 8.6

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 370 5.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,965 60.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 33,681 663.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,933 215.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 10,056 198.1

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,981 39.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 945 18.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,036 20.4

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,358 26.7

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,272 25.1

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,222 24.1

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 997 19.6

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 732 14.4

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 667 13.1

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 373 7.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 4,090 80.6

White male, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 47,042 1,071.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 16,163 368.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 15,991 364.2

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,733 39.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 769 17.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 964 22.0

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,587 36.1

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,563 35.6

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,390 31.7

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,133 25.8

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,100 25.1

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 650 14.8

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 598 13.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,134 116.9

White male, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 74,994 1,729.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 26,839 619.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 26,003 599.8

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,348 77.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,470 57.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,856 42.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 747 17.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,109 25.6

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,839 42.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,644 37.9

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,139 26.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,010 23.3

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 442 10.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,404 193.8

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 107,427 2,688.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 37,574 940.3

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 37,227 931.7

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,191 154.9

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,024 100.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,392 59.9

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,057 51.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 788 19.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,269 31.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,935 48.4

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,886 47.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,177 29.5

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 759 19.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 12,205 305.4

White male, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 132,273 4,012.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 47,357 1,436.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 41,382 1,255.3

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 8,730 264.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 6,407 194.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,197 97.0

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,942 89.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,201 66.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 831 25.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,370 41.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,498 45.4

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,158 35.1

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,153 35.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 16,248 492.9

White male, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 142,422 6,148.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 51,620 2,228.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 38,820 1,676.0

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9,835 424.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 8,721 376.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4,953 213.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,947 127.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,334 100.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 762 32.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,572 67.9

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,558 67.3

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,152 49.7

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,113 48.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 19,369 836.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White male, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 128,484 9,700.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 48,903 3,692.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 28,692 2,166.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,465 714.6

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 8,153 615.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6,305 476.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,370 178.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 682 51.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,688 127.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,320 175.2

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,642 124.0

9 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1,098 82.9

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,097 82.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 18,439 1,392.1

White male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 147,419 17,956.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 59,851 7,290.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 22,853 2,783.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12,493 1,521.7

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11,008 1,340.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,081 862.5

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,863 348.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 468 57.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 2,395 291.7

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2,396 291.8

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 2,309 281.2

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,172 264.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,471 179.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 22,922 2,792.0

White female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 916,824 844.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 318,004 292.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 216,032 199.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 76,298 70.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 38,876 35.8

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 36,505 33.6

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 24,513 22.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 11,024 10.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 13,489 12.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 22,491 20.7

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 9,737 9.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 9,119 8.4

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 9,057 8.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 156,192 143.8

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,995 33.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 658 11.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 248 4.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 410 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 274 4.6

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 181 3.0

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 91 1.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 90 1.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 60 1.0

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 32 0.5

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 28 0.5

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 28 0.5

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 24 0.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 529 8.8

White female, 5–9 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,085 15.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 399 5.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 241 3.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 158 2.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 198 2.8

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 99 1.4

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 39 0.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 34 0.5

6 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 24 0.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 18 *

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 10 *

9 Menigitis .................... 320–322 9 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 8 *

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 8 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 239 3.3

White female, 10–14 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,206 17.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 422 6.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 285 4.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 137 2.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 182 2.6

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 74 1.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 71 1.0

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 65 0.9

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 47 0.7

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 24 0.3

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 16 *

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 16 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 14 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 275 3.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,868 43.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,552 23.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,391 21.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 161 2.4

2 Suicide .................. E950–E959 242 3.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 240 3.6

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 229 3.5

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 69 1.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 69 1.0

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 29 0.4

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 25 0.4

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 22 0.3

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 19 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 372 5.6

White female, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,337 44.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,352 18.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,107 14.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 245 3.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 349 4.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 335 4.5

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 301 4.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 159 2.1

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 72 1.0

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 61 0.8

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 42 0.6

9 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 38 0.5

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 35 0.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 593 7.9

White female, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,226 51.9

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,205 14.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 907 11.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 298 3.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 677 8.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 367 4.5

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 359 4.4

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 271 3.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 225 2.8

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 80 1.0

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 76 0.9

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 70 0.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 52 0.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 844 10.4

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,240 68.1

1 Malignant neoplasms,including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,439 15.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,224 13.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 784 8.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 440 4.8

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 563 6.1

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 444 4.8

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 398 4.3

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 361 3.9

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 164 1.8

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 136 1.5

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 135 1.5

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 98 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,278 13.9

White female, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,437 96.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,742 31.3

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,195 13.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 758 8.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 437 5.0

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 714 8.1

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 594 6.8

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 361 4.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 312 3.6

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 293 3.3

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 278 3.2

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 171 2.0

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 143 1.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,634 18.6

White female, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 11,160 140.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,594 57.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,264 15.9

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 956 12.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 598 7.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 358 4.5

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 614 7.7

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 459 5.8

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 348 4.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 269 3.4

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 259 3.3

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 251 3.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 156 2.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,990 25.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,108 226.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,096 106.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,169 32.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 916 13.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 561 8.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 355 5.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 627 9.4

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 516 7.7

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 425 6.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 401 6.0

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 278 4.2

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 198 3.0

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 184 2.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,298 34.5

White female, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 20,008 379.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 9,878 187.3

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,479 66.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 854 16.2

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 711 13.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 410 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 301 5.7

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 613 11.6

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 555 10.5

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 526 10.0

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 427 8.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 244 4.6

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 140 2.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,581 48.9

White female, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 28,708 613.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 13,640 291.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,926 126.6

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 1,328 28.4

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,220 26.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 937 20.0

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 723 15.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 404 8.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 319 6.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 600 12.8

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 413 8.8

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 343 7.3

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 191 4.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,387 72.4

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 47,219 979.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 20,940 434.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 11,259 233.6

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2,772 57.5

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,047 42.5

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,533 31.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 887 18.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 444 9.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 443 9.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 878 18.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 684 14.2

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 347 7.2

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 338 7.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,534 114.8

White, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 73,361 1,511.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29,078 598.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,714 406.0

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 4,852 99.9

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,620 74.6

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 2,478 51.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,285 26.5

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,239 25.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 578 11.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 661 13.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,108 22.8

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 641 13.2

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 545 11.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 8,801 181.3

White female, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 101,844 2,356.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 33,742 780.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 31,480 728.4

3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,865 158.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 6,431 148.8

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,389 78.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,315 53.6

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,561 36.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 655 15.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 906 21.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,067 24.7

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 989 22.9

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 886 20.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 13,119 303.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

White female, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 127,816 3,672.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 44,534 1,279.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,952 946.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10,549 303.1

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,958 228.7

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4,023 115.6

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,799 109.2

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,034 58.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 678 19.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 1,356 39.0

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,377 39.6

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,224 35.2

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 909 26.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 18,457 530.4

White female, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 151,023 6,146.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 59,768 2,432.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 28,142 1,145.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 15,222 619.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6,702 272.7

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6,540 266.2

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,687 150.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 2,416 98.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 559 22.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 1,857 75.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 1,742 70.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 1,722 70.1

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1,569 63.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 23,513 956.9

White female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 301,565 14,015.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 136,347 6,337.0

2 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 34,599 1,608.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29,926 1,390.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 20,040 931.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7,116 330.7

6 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 6,227 289.4

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,020 233.3

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 4,846 225.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 372 17.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 4,474 207.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3,578 166.3

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3,490 162.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 50,376 2,341.3

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Total black, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 269,219 850.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 75,600 238.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 58,401 184.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 17,044 53.8

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 12,318 38.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 11,820 37.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 5,071 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 6,749 21.3

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 11,378 35.9

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 8,653 27.3

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7,074 22.3

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 6,176 19.5

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 5,857 18.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 54,898 173.4

Black, 1–4 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,799 73.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 574 23.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 191 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 383 15.6

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 208 8.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 185 7.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 100 4.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 95 3.9

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 62 2.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 56 2.3

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 43 1.7

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 40 1.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 28 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 408 16.6

Black, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894 32.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 395 14.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 197 7.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 198 7.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 81 2.9

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 55 2.0

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 45 1.6

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 38 1.4

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 36 1.3

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 21 0.8

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 16 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 9 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 8 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 190 6.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 35.3

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 343 12.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 159 5.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 184 6.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 205 7.4

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 78 2.8

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 46 1.7

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 46 1.7

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 33 1.2

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 26 0.9

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 17 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11 *

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 9 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 168 6.0

Black, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,583 135.5

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,906 72.1

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 748 28.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 469 17.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 279 10.6

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 223 8.4

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 110 4.2

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 107 4.0

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 37 1.4

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 35 1.3

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 25 0.9

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21 0.8

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 0.8

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 20 0.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 331 12.5

Black, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,399 200.7

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,719 101.1

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 936 34.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 648 24.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 288 10.7

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 313 11.6

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 266 9.9

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 195 7.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 169 6.3

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 61 2.3

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 45 1.7

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 36 1.3

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 34 1.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 625 23.2

73
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,559 241.3

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,108 77.6

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,246 45.8

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 908 33.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 528 19.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 380 14.0

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 372 13.7

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 313 11.5

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 303 11.1

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 78 2.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 73 2.7

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 69 2.5

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 68 2.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,021 37.6

Black, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,836 316.0

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,310 82.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,667 59.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,070 38.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 544 19.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 526 18.8

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 681 24.4

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 599 21.4

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 331 11.8

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 172 6.2

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 152 5.4

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 131 4.7

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 86 3.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,637 58.5

Black, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 10,965 427.0

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,715 105.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,219 47.5

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,155 45.0

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,154 44.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,138 44.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 485 18.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 653 25.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 356 13.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 296 11.5

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 257 10.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 206 8.0

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 163 6.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,306 89.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,213 570.7

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,185 102.1

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,091 97.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,968 92.0

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 949 44.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 375 17.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 574 26.8

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 783 36.6

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 573 26.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 469 21.9

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 269 12.6

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 232 10.8

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 194 9.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,500 116.8

Black, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 11,753 762.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,743 177.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,699 175.1

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,077 69.9

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 680 44.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 286 18.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 394 25.6

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 649 42.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 447 29.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 446 28.9

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 345 22.4

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 203 13.2

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 164 10.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,300 149.2

Black, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 13,252 1,054.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,970 316.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,652 290.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 718 57.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 547 43.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 537 42.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 224 17.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 313 24.9

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 492 39.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 382 30.4

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 270 21.5

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 230 18.3

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 219 17.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,235 177.9

74
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 16,727 1,579.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,469 516.3

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,060 477.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 963 90.9

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 664 62.7

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 507 47.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 203 19.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 304 28.7

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 398 37.6

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 385 36.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 371 35.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 275 26.0

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 213 20.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,422 228.6

Black, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 21,669 2,204.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,106 722.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6,903 702.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,295 131.7

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,008 102.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 562 57.2

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 501 51.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 197 20.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 304 30.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 383 39.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 358 36.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 313 31.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 241 24.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,999 305.1

Black, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 27,011 3,075.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 8,771 998.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,709 991.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,719 195.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,237 140.9

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 856 97.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 572 65.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 473 53.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 154 17.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 319 36.3

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 418 47.6

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 372 42.4

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 372 42.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,512 399.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 29,124 4,278.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,917 1,456.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 8,622 1,266.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,222 326.4

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,248 183.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 943 138.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 709 104.2

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 484 71.1

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 445 65.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 143 21.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 302 44.4

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 410 60.2

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 327 48.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,797 557.8

Black, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 27,875 5,596.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,948 1,997.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,127 1,430.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,437 489.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,153 231.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 888 178.3

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 807 162.0

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 504 101.2

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 483 97.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 112 22.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 371 74.5

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 453 90.9

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 297 59.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,778 758.5

Black, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 25,260 8,400.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,475 3,151.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,342 1,776.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,375 789.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,017 338.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 935 311.0

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 668 222.2

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 504 167.6

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 470 156.3

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 379 126.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 69 22.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 310 103.1

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 297 98.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,798 1,263.1

75
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 33,856 14,278.6

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 14,038 5,920.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,809 2,028.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3,365 1,419.2

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,833 773.1

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 967 407.8

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 789 332.8

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 714 301.1

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 673 283.8

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 487 205.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 38 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 449 189.4

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 471 198.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 5,710 2,408.2

Black male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 146,630 977.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 37,040 246.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32,155 214.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 10,131 67.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8,925 59.5

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 8,238 54.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,607 24.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 4,631 30.9

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7,421 49.5

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,822 25.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3,569 23.8

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 3,469 23.1

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,271 21.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 28,589 190.6

Black male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 77.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 25.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 85 6.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 234 18.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 102 8.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 95 7.6

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 56 4.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 56 4.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 31 2.5

7 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 27 2.2

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 25 2.0

9 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 21 1.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 220 17.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 37.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 248 17.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 121 8.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 127 9.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 45 3.2

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 31 2.2

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 27 1.9

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 21 1.5

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 16 *

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 12 *

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 11 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 5 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 5 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 108 7.7

Black male, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 44.9

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 249 17.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 110 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 139 9.9

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 135 9.6

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 38 2.7

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 29 2.1

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 28 2.0

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 23 1.6

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 16 *

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 9 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 5 *

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 90 6.4

Black male, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,923 218.4

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,720 128.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 591 44.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 350 26.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 241 18.0

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 198 14.8

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 79 5.9

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 67 5.0

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 27 2.0

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 21 1.6

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 11 *

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 11 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 10 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 188 14.0

76
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,246 321.0

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,387 180.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 737 55.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 512 38.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 225 17.0

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 280 21.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 181 13.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 119 9.0

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 85 6.4

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 39 2.9

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 29 2.2

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 19 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 19 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 351 26.5

Black male, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,695 361.7

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,710 131.7

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 924 71.2

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 692 53.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 394 30.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 298 23.0

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 265 20.4

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 224 17.3

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 129 9.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 49 3.8

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 40 3.1

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 40 3.1

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 33 2.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 589 45.4

Black male, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,083 464.4

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,800 137.4

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 1,318 100.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 789 60.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 398 30.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 391 29.9

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 423 32.3

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 274 20.9

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 266 20.3

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 93 7.1

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 81 6.2

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 72 5.5

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 47 3.6

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 47 3.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 873 66.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,308 609.6

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,100 175.2

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 930 77.6

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 855 71.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 356 29.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 499 41.6

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 797 66.5

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 460 38.4

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 216 18.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 193 16.1

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 186 15.5

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 134 11.2

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 94 7.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,343 112.0

Black male, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,949 803.2

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,766 178.4

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,323 133.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 903 91.2

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 710 71.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 257 26.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 453 45.8

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 632 63.9

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 334 33.7

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 301 30.4

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 181 18.3

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 153 15.5

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 116 11.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,530 154.6

Black male, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,493 1,065.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,792 254.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,381 196.4

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 901 128.1

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 524 74.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 212 30.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 312 44.4

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 376 53.5

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 358 50.9

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 326 46.4

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 196 27.9

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 142 20.2

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 89 12.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,408 200.3

77
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 8,021 1,419.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,250 398.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,160 382.2

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 484 85.6

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 409 72.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 168 29.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 241 42.6

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 380 67.2

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 256 45.3

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 230 40.7

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 219 38.8

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 149 26.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 115 20.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,369 242.2

Black male, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 9,824 2,103.6

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,102 664.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,013 645.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 539 115.4

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 368 78.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 136 29.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 232 49.7

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 306 65.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 284 60.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 263 56.3

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 226 48.4

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 203 43.5

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 131 28.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,389 297.4

Black male, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,380 2,924.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,100 968.5

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,967 937.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 702 165.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 424 100.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 360 85.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 138 32.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 222 52.4

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 351 82.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 240 56.7

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 238 56.2

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 175 41.3

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 153 36.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,670 394.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,946 4,029.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,055 1,362.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,805 1,295.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 884 238.3

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 520 140.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 449 121.0

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 347 93.5

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 307 82.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 107 28.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 200 53.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 228 61.5

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 199 53.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 185 49.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,967 530.3

Black male, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 15,580 5,724.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,150 1,892.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 5,042 1,852.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,061 389.9

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 606 222.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 461 169.4

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 427 156.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 286 105.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 98 36.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 188 69.1

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 220 80.8

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 202 74.2

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 142 52.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,983 728.7

Black male, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 13,782 7,502.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,624 2,517.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 4,053 2,206.2

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,037 564.5

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 585 318.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 452 246.0

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 393 213.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 261 142.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 77 41.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 184 100.2

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 224 121.9

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 203 110.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 121 65.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,829 995.6

78
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black male, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 11,253 10,969.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,853 3,756.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,939 2,865.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 857 835.4

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 519 505.9

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 430 419.2

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 280 273.0

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 233 227.1

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 197 192.0

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 196 191.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 40 39.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 156 152.1

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 96 93.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,653 1,611.4

Black male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 11,646 16,717.1

1 Diseases of heart...... .390–398,402,404–429 4,388 6,298.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,294 3,292.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 934 1,340.7

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 689 989.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 390 559.8

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 294 422.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 226 324.4

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 224 321.5

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 204 292.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 26 37.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 178 255.5

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 143 205.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,860 2,669.9

Black female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 122,589 736.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 38,560 231.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 26,246 157.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 9,623 57.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 5,382 32.3

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 3,582 21.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 1,464 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,118 12.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3,252 19.5

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 2,707 16.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 2,453 14.7

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2,288 13.7

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 2,187 13.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 26,309 158.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 68.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 255 21.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 106 8.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 149 12.3

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 106 8.7

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 90 7.4

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 44 3.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 39 3.2

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 35 2.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 25 2.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 22 1.8

9 Anemias .................... 280–285 15 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 15 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 188 15.5

Black female, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 26.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 147 10.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 76 5.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ........ E800–E807,E826–E949 71 5.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 36 2.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 24 1.7

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 20 1.5

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 18 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 17 *

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9 *

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 5 *

9 Meningitis ................... 320–322 4 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 4 *

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 4 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 77 5.6

Black female, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 25.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 94 6.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 49 3.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 45 3.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 70 5.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 40 2.9

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 23 1.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 17 *

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 10 *

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 8 *

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 5 *

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 5 *

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 73 5.3

79
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 15–19 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 50.5

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 186 14.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 157 12.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 119 9.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 38 2.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 40 3.1

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 31 2.4

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 25 1.9

6 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 20 1.5

7 Anemias .................... 280–285 14 *

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 14 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 11 *

10 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 10 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 152 11.6

Black female, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,153 84.3

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 332 24.3

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 199 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 136 9.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 63 4.6

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 85 6.2

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 84 6.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 76 5.6

6 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 33 2.4

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 33 2.4

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 22 1.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 17 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 16 *

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 16 *

10 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 16 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 224 16.4

Black female, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,864 131.3

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 398 28.0

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 322 22.7

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 216 15.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 134 9.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 82 5.8

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 184 13.0

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 148 10.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 40 2.8

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 38 2.7

8 Anemias .................... 280–285 29 2.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 29 2.0

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 28 2.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 432 30.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,753 185.2

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 510 34.3

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 349 23.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 333 22.4

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 281 18.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 146 9.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 135 9.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 258 17.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 100 6.7

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 59 4.0

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 57 3.8

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 50 3.4

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 42 2.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 714 48.0

Black female, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,657 267.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 694 50.7

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 615 44.9

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 422 30.8

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 283 20.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 129 9.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 154 11.2

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 225 16.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 170 12.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 103 7.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 72 5.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 69 5.0

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 52 3.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 952 69.5

Black female, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,264 370.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,065 92.6

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 768 66.8

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 419 36.4

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 272 23.6

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 239 20.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 118 10.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 121 10.5

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 151 13.1

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 135 11.7

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 116 10.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 88 7.6

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 56 4.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 955 83.0

80
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,260 508.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,318 157.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 951 113.4

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 291 34.7

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 176 21.0

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 156 18.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 74 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 82 9.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 149 17.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 120 14.3

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 88 10.5

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 71 8.5

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 61 7.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 879 104.8

Black female, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,231 757.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,810 261.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,402 202.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 338 48.9

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 262 37.9

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 128 18.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 56 8.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 72 10.4

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 126 18.2

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 115 16.6

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 70 10.1

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 68 9.8

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 63 9.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 849 122.9

Black female, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 6,903 1,165.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,367 399.6

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,047 345.6

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 424 71.6

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 380 64.2

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 159 26.8

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 139 23.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 67 11.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 72 12.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 135 22.8

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 96 16.2

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 88 14.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 72 12.2

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 996 168.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 9,289 1,659.5

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,006 537.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,936 524.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 593 105.9

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 584 104.3

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 211 37.7

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 160 28.6

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 143 25.5

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 141 25.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 59 10.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 82 14.6

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 120 21.4

9 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 120 21.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,275 227.8

Black female, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 12,065 2,378.8

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 3,966 782.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,654 720.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 835 164.6

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 788 155.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 336 66.2

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 225 44.4

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 219 43.2

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 187 36.9

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 166 32.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 47 9.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 119 23.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 152 30.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,537 303.0

Black female, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 13,544 3,315.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,767 1,166.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,580 876.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,161 284.2

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 787 192.6

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 337 82.5

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 282 69.0

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 264 64.6

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 208 50.9

9 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 185 45.3

10 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 159 38.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 45 11.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 114 27.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,814 444.0

81
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Black female, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,093 4,482.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,324 1,693.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 3,074 977.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,400 445.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 760 241.7

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 355 112.9

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 303 96.4

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 280 89.1

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 250 79.5

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 222 70.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 35 11.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 187 59.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 176 56.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,949 619.9

Black female, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 14,007 7,070.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5,622 2,837.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,403 1,213.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,518 766.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 655 330.6

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 498 251.4

6 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 273 137.8

7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 271 136.8

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 238 120.1

9 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 201 101.5

10 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 183 92.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 29 14.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 154 77.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 2,145 1,082.8

Black female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 22,210 13,264.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,650 5,763.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,515 1,502.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,431 1,451.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,144 683.2

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 741 442.5

6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 495 295.6

7 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 490 292.6

8 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 328 195.9

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 283 169.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 271 161.8

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 283 169.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 3,850 2,299.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 82,395 341.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 19,829 82.1

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 15,215 63.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 6,969 28.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 3,857 16.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 3,112 12.9

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 4,474 18.5

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 4,338 18.0

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4,106 17.0

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 3,044 12.6

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 2,450 10.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2,415 10.0

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

and the puerperium ............ 760–779 1,870 7.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 17,685 73.2

Hispanic, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908 41.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 319 14.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 142 6.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 177 8.1

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 133 6.1

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 71 3.3

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 50 2.3

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 32 1.5

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 25 1.1

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 24 1.1

8 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 14 *

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 10 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 9 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 221 10.1

Hispanic, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 19.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 169 7.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 107 4.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 62 2.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 70 3.0

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 32 1.4

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 25 1.1

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 17 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 13 *

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 9 *

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 5 *

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 5 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 98 4.2

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 22.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 161 7.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 103 4.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 58 2.7

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 80 3.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 72 3.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 28 1.3

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 27 1.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 11 *

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8 *

8 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 7 *

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 86 4.0

Hispanic, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,895 91.6

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 749 36.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 620 30.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 475 23.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 145 7.0

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 175 8.5

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 97 4.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 29 1.4

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 19 *

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 10 *

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10 *

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 8 *

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 7 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 171 8.3

Hispanic, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,805 121.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,004 43.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 735 31.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 269 11.6

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 983 42.4

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 250 10.8

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 119 5.1

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 83 3.6

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 54 2.3

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 25 1.1

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 17 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 14 *

10 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 243 10.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,194 131.2

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 866 35.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 538 22.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 328 13.5

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 766 31.5

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 567 23.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 243 10.0

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 171 7.0

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 90 3.7

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 36 1.5

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 22 0.9

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 18 *

10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 15 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 400 16.4

Hispanic, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,761 166.0

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,023 45.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 801 35.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 413 18.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 388 17.1

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 596 26.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 287 12.7

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 194 8.6

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 154 6.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 87 3.8

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 60 2.6

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 41 1.8

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 25 1.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 493 21.8

Hispanic, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,909 209.9

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 1,018 54.7

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 690 37.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 332 17.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 358 19.2

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 420 22.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 405 21.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 235 12.6

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 187 10.0

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 176 9.5

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 76 4.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 53 2.8

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 44 2.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 605 32.5

83
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,649 250.6

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 746 51.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 532 36.5

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 494 33.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 224 15.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 270 18.5

4 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 375 25.8

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 263 18.1

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 258 17.7

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 134 9.2

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 116 8.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 59 4.1

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 59 4.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 613 42.1

Hispanic, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,391 314.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 704 65.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 587 54.4

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 437 40.5

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 312 28.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 148 13.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 164 15.2

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 274 25.4

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 147 13.6

7 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 136 12.6

8 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 105 9.7

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 99 9.2

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 46 4.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 544 50.4

Hispanic, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,658 445.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 911 111.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 810 98.7

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 324 39.5

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 265 32.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 144 17.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 121 14.7

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 253 30.8

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 163 19.9

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 145 17.7

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 87 10.6

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 74 9.0

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 49 6.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 577 70.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,396 648.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,285 189.7

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,146 169.2

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 289 42.7

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 274 40.4

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 231 34.1

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 205 30.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 110 16.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 95 14.0

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 142 21.0

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 67 9.9

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 66 9.7

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 64 9.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 627 92.6

Hispanic, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 5,958 1,003.4

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,840 309.9

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,782 300.1

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 365 61.5

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 306 51.5

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 282 47.5

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 184 31.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 90 15.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 94 15.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 122 20.5

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 107 18.0

9 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 79 13.3

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 56 9.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 835 140.6

Hispanic, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,140 1,495.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,292 480.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,074 434.3

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 484 101.4

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 386 80.8

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 283 59.3

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 190 39.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 158 33.1

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 155 32.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 72 15.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects .......... E800–E807,E826–E949 83 17.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 86 18.0

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 62 13.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 970 203.1

84
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,296 2,184.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,431 727.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 2,009 601.6

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 457 136.8

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 441 132.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 240 71.9

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 205 61.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 194 58.1

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 145 43.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 61 18.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 84 25.2

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 106 31.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 66 19.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,002 300.0

Hispanic, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,180 3,141.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,574 1,126.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,729 756.5

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 539 235.8

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 394 172.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 289 126.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 256 112.0

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 126 55.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 58 25.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 68 29.8

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 114 49.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 84 36.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 67 29.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,008 441.1

Hispanic, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 7,218 4,908.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,682 1,824.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,423 967.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 632 429.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 341 231.9

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 334 227.1

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 320 217.6

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 125 85.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 37 25.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 88 59.8

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 92 62.6

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 87 59.2

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 83 56.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,099 747.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 10,641 9,514.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4,451 3,979.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,381 1,234.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 908 811.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 824 736.8

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 371 331.7

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 334 298.6

7 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 210 187.8

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 176 157.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 24 21.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 152 135.9

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 145 129.6

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 110 98.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,731 1,547.7

Hispanic male, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 49,434 402.2

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 10,785 87.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,980 64.9

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 5,407 44.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 2,919 23.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 2,488 20.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3,816 31.0

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 3,789 30.8

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 1,929 15.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 1,806 14.7

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 1,390 11.3

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,361 11.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,347 11.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 9,824 79.9

Hispanic male, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 45.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 193 17.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 88 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 105 9.4

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 64 5.7

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 29 2.6

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 28 2.5

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 18 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

6 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 12 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 12 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 7 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4 *

10 Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036 4 *

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 4 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 122 10.9

85
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 22.6

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 109 9.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 68 5.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 41 3.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 39 3.3

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 18 *

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 15 *

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 11 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9 *

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4 *

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 4 *

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 50 4.2

Hispanic male, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 26.8

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 105 9.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 72 6.5

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 33 3.0

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 64 5.8

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 40 3.6

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 15 *

5 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 13 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 6 *

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 5 *

7 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 5 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 2 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 38 3.4

Hispanic male, 15–19 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,527 141.9

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 680 63.2

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 488 45.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 356 33.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 132 12.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 149 13.8

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 57 5.3

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 22 2.0

6 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 13 *

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 7 *

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 6 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4 *

10 Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal

obstruction without mention of

hernia ................. 550–553,560 3 *

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 3 *

10 Anemias .................... 280–285 3 *

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 3 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 89 8.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 20–24 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,349 186.3

1 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 909 72.1

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 859 68.1

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 616 48.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 243 19.3

3 Suicide .................. E950–E959 231 18.3

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 71 5.6

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 57 4.5

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 32 2.5

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 11 *

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 10 *

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 7 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 155 12.3

Hispanic male, 25–29 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,576 197.4

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 739 56.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 445 34.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 294 22.5

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 665 51.0

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 461 35.3

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 219 16.8

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 96 7.4

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 61 4.7

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 24 1.8

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 18 *

9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 13 *

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 11 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 269 20.6

Hispanic male, 30–34 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,980 251.6

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 869 73.4

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 658 55.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 323 27.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 335 28.3

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 531 44.8

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 161 13.6

5 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 145 12.2

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 121 10.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 70 5.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 35 3.0

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 29 2.4

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 12 *

10 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 12 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 337 28.4

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 35–39 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,038 318.7

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 882 92.5

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 581 61.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 261 27.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 320 33.6

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 342 35.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 188 19.7

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 185 19.4

6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 171 17.9

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 149 15.6

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 41 4.3

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 40 4.2

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 31 3.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 428 44.9

Hispanic male, 40–44 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,705 370.9

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 661 90.6

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 412 56.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 165 22.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 247 33.9

3 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 289 39.6

4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 230 31.5

5 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 216 29.6

6 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 208 28.5

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 109 14.9

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 71 9.7

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 49 6.7

10 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 36 4.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 424 58.1

Hispanic male, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,350 443.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 427 80.7

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 384 72.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 301 56.9

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 254 48.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 108 20.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 146 27.6

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 235 44.4

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 123 23.2

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 94 17.8

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 78 14.7

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 64 12.1

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 35 6.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 355 67.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,386 603.3

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 587 148.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 423 106.9

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 242 61.2

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 226 57.1

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 207 52.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 102 25.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 105 26.5

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 92 23.3

7 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 81 20.5

8 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 68 17.2

9 Suicide .................. E950–E959 63 15.9

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 37 9.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 360 91.0

Hispanic male, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,699 843.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 815 254.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 631 197.1

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 223 69.7

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 157 49.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 78 24.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 79 24.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 134 41.9

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 121 37.8

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 120 37.5

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 58 18.1

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 46 14.4

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 38 11.9

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 356 111.2

Hispanic male, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,604 1,316.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,172 428.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,014 370.3

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 199 72.7

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 172 62.8

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 170 62.1

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 133 48.6

. . . Motorvehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 62 22.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 71 25.9

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 76 27.8

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 68 24.8

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 60 21.9

10 Suicide .................. E950–E959 41 15.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 499 182.2

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,179 1,962.0

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,437 674.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,195 561.0

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 209 98.1

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 209 98.1

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 180 84.5

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 119 55.9

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 98 46.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 44 20.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 54 25.4

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 96 45.1

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 39 18.3

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 37 17.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 560 262.9

Hispanic male, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 4,088 2,859.1

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,404 981.9

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 1,144 800.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 206 144.1

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 195 136.4

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 154 107.7

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 119 83.2

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 113 79.0

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 95 66.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 33 23.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 62 43.4

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 53 37.1

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 41 28.7

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 564 394.5

Hispanic male, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,706 4,102.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,317 1,458.0

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 931 1,030.7

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 251 277.9

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 166 183.8

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 164 181.6

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 150 166.1

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 70 77.5

. . . Motorvehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 34 37.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 36 39.9

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 57 63.1

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 41 45.4

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 38 42.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 521 576.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic male, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,421 6,287.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,219 2,240.6

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 765 1,406.1

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 267 490.8

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 179 329.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 174 319.8

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 131 240.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 62 114.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 22 40.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 40 73.5

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 47 86.4

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 42 77.2

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 38 69.8

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 497 913.5

Hispanic male, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 4,259 10,895.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,627 4,162.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 690 1,765.2

3 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 379 969.6

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 309 790.5

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 189 483.5

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 116 296.8

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 83 212.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 71 181.6

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 68 174.0

9 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 67 171.4

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 43 110.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 688 1,760.0

Hispanic female, all ages3

. . . All causes ......................... 32,961 277.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 9,044 76.2

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 7,235 60.9

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2,177 18.3

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 1,683 14.2

5 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 1,562 13.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 938 7.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 624 5.3

6 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 1,068 9.0

7 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 845 7.1

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 750 6.3

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 696 5.9

10 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 658 5.5

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 7,243 61.0

88
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 1–4 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 37.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 126 11.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 54 5.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 72 6.8

2 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 69 6.5

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 42 3.9

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 22 2.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 14 *

6 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 13 *

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 12 *

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 7 *

9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 3 *

10 Tuberculosis ................. 010–018 2 *

10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period .................... 760–779 2 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2 *

10 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 2 *

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 81 7.6

Hispanic female, 5–9 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 16.0

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 60 5.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 39 3.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 21 1.8

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 31 2.7

3 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 14 *

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 10 *

5 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 6 *

6 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 5 *

7 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 4 *

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 3 *

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 2 *

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 2 *

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 2 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 43 3.8

Hispanic female, 10–14 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 18.5

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 56 5.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 31 2.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 25 2.4

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 32 3.0

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 16 *

4 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 14 *

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 13 *

6 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 5 *

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 4 *

8 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 3 *

8 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 3 *

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 3 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 47 4.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 15–19 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 37.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 132 13.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 119 12.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 13 *

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 69 7.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 40 4.0

4 Suicide .................. E950–E959 26 2.6

5 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 7 *

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 7 *

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 6 *

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 6 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 4 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 3 *

10 Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036 3 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 65 6.5

Hispanic female, 20–24 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 43.1

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 145 13.7

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 119 11.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 26 2.5

2 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 74 7.0

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 48 4.5

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 26 2.5

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 22 2.1

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 19 *

7 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 14 *

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 13 *

9 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 7 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 7 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 81 7.7

Hispanic female, 25–29 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 54.7

1 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 127 11.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 93 8.2

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 34 3.0

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 106 9.4

3 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 101 8.9

4 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 75 6.6

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 29 2.6

6 Suicide .................. E950–E959 24 2.1

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 12 *

8 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

and the puerperium ............ 630–676 9 *

9 Congenital anomalies ............ 740–759 8 *

10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 6 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 121 10.7

89
Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 30–34 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781 72.3

1 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 154 14.3

2 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 143 13.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 90 8.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 53 4.9

3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 142 13.1

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 65 6.0

5 Suicide .................. E950–E959 33 3.1

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 33 3.1

7 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 25 2.3

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 17 *

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 13 *

10 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 12 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 144 13.3

Hispanic female, 35–39 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871 95.8

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 232 25.5

2 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 136 15.0

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 109 12.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 71 7.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 38 4.2

4 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 63 6.9

5 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 50 5.5

6 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 35 3.8

7 Suicide .................. E950–E959 27 3.0

8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 16 *

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 13 *

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 177 19.5

Hispanic female, 40–44 years

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944 129.9

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 324 44.6

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 86 11.8

3 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 85 11.7

4 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 82 11.3

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 59 8.1

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 23 3.2

5 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 45 6.2

6 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 42 5.8

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 33 4.5

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 25 3.4

9 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 23 3.2

10 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and

neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of

unspecified nature ............. 210–239 12 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 187 25.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 45–49 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,041 189.1

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 403 73.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 160 29.1

3 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 58 10.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 40 7.3

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 18 *

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 53 9.6

4 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 53 9.6

6 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 41 7.4

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 39 7.1

8 Suicide .................. E950–E959 21 3.8

9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 18 *

10 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 13 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 182 33.1

Hispanic female, 50–54 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,272 299.3

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 488 114.8

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 223 52.5

3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 82 19.3

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 71 16.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 64 15.1

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 58 13.6

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 42 9.9

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 16 *

7 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 27 6.4

8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 23 5.4

9 Homicide and legal intervention . . . E960–E978 19 *

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 17 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 200 47.1

Hispanic female, 55–59 years

. . . All causes ......................... 1,697 475.0

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 654 183.0

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 331 92.6

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 140 39.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 110 30.8

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 66 18.5

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 48 13.4

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 32 9.0

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 16 *

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 26 7.3

8 Human immunodeficiency virus

infection .................. *042–*044 22 6.2

9 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 21 5.9

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 17 *

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 262 73.3

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Table 3. Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in 5–year age groups, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex:

United States, 1992—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisk preceding cause-of-death codes, see Technical notes]

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 60–64 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,354 735.7

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 826 258.2

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 610 190.7

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 195 60.9

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 134 41.9

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 83 25.9

6 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 51 15.9

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 28 8.8

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 23 7.2

7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 47 14.7

8 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 46 14.4

9 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 29 9.1

10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 21 6.6

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 312 97.5

Hispanic female, 65–69 years

. . . All causes ......................... 2,961 1,119.2

1 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 879 332.3

2 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 855 323.2

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 275 103.9

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 177 66.9

5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 103 38.9

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 71 26.8

7 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 62 23.4

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 57 21.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 28 10.6

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 29 11.0

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 47 17.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 25 9.4

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 410 155.0

Hispanic female, 70–74 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,208 1,679.7

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,027 537.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 865 452.9

3 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 262 137.2

4 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 235 123.0

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 86 45.0

5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 86 45.0

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 81 42.4

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 53 27.8

9 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 50 26.2

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 28 14.7

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 22 11.5

10 Hypertension with or without renal

disease ................... 401,403 25 13.1

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 25 13.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 413 216.2

Rank1

Cause of death, race, sex, and age

(Ninth Revision, International

Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

Hispanic female, 75–79 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,474 2,513.5

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,257 909.5

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 798 577.4

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 288 208.4

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 230 166.4

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 123 89.0

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 106 76.7

7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . 571 57 41.2

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 56 40.5

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 24 17.4

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 32 23.2

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 43 31.1

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 29 21.0

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 487 352.4

Hispanic female, 80–84 years

. . . All causes ......................... 3,797 4,098.9

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 1,463 1,579.3

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 658 710.3

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 365 394.0

4 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 203 219.1

5 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 162 174.9

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 146 157.6

7 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 63 68.0

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 15 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 48 51.8

8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 54 58.3

9 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 46 49.7

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 41 44.3

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 596 643.4

Hispanic female, 85 years and over

. . . All causes ......................... 6,382 8,772.4

1 Diseases of heart ..... 390–398,402,404–429 2,824 3,881.7

2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . 140–208 691 949.8

3 Cerebrovascular diseases ......... 430–438 599 823.4

4 Pneumonia and influenza ......... 480–487 445 611.7

5 Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 218 299.7

6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions ........... 490–496 182 250.2

7 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 143 196.6

8 Accidents and adverse effects .... E800–E949 93 127.8

. . . Motor vehicle accidents ....... E810–E825 12 *

. . . All other accidents and adverse

effects ......... E800–E807,E826–E949 81 111.3

9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis .................. 580–589 77 105.8

10 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038 67 92.1

. . . All other causes ............... Residual 1,043 1,433.7

1Rank based on number of deaths.

2Includes races other than black and white.

3Includes deaths under 1 year of age.

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Appendix

Contents

Technical notes ................................................................................... 93

Nature and sources of data ........................................................................ 93

Race .......................................................................................... 93

Hispanic origin ................................................................................. 93

Cause-of-death classification....................................................................... 93

Codes for HIV infection .......................................................................... 94

Population bases for computing rates................................................................ 94

Random variation ............................................................................... 94

Rates, proportions, and ratios ...................................................................... 94

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Technical notes

Nature and sources of data

Data in this report are based on information from all death

certificates filed in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Mortality statistics are based on information coded by the

States and provided to NCHS through the Vital Statistics

Cooperative Program (VSCP) and from copies of the original

certificates received by NCHS from the State registration

offices. In 1992 all the States and the District of Columbia

participated in this program and submitted part or all of the

mortality data for 1992 on computer tape to NCHS. Data for

the entire United States refer to events occurring within the

United States. Beginning with 1970 mortality statistics exclude

deaths of nonresidents of the United States.

Race

For vital statistics in the United States in 1992, deaths are

classified by race—white, black, American Indian, Chinese,

Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Asian and Pacific Islander, Asian

Indian, Korean, Samoan, Vietnamese, Guamanian, and Other.

The white category includes, in addition to persons reported as

white, those reported as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and

all other Caucasians. The American Indian category includes

American, Alaskan, Canadian, Eskimo, and Aleut. If the racial

entry on the death certificate indicates a mixture of Hawaiian

and any other race, the entry is coded to Hawaiian. If a

mixture of races other than white is given (except Hawaiian),

the entry is coded to the first race listed. This procedure for

coding the first race listed has been used since 1969. Before

1969, if the entry for race was a mixture of black and any

other race except Hawaiian, the entry was coded to black.

Race not stated

For 1992, the number of death records for which race was

unknown, not stated, or not classifiable was 5,776 or 0.3 percent of the total deaths. Beginning in 1992 all records coded as

‘‘Other races’’ (0.01 percent of all deaths) were assigned to the

specified nonwhite race of the previous record. Records for

which race was unknown, not stated, or not classifiable

(0.26 percent of all deaths) were assigned the racial designation of the previous record. Before 1964, all records with race

not stated were assigned to white except records of residents

of New Jersey for 1962–64. Adjustments made in vital statistics to account for the omission of the race item in New Jersey

for part of the certificates filed during 1962–64 are described

in the technical appendixes of Vital Statistics of the United

States for each of those data years.

Quality of race data

A number of studies have been conducted on the reliability of race reported on the death certificate by comparing race

on the death certificate with that reported on another data

collection instrument, such as the census or a survey. Differences may arise because of differences in who provides race

information on the compared records. Race information on the

death certificate is reported by the funeral director as provided

by an informant or in the absence of an informant, on the basis

of observation. In contrast, race on the census or on the

Current Population Survey is self-reported, and therefore, may

be considered more valid. A high level of agreement between

the death certificate and the census or survey report is essential

to assure unbiased death rates by race.

Hispanic origin

For 1992 mortality data for the Hispanic-origin population are based on deaths to residents of 48 States and the

District of Columbia whose data were approximately 80 percent or more complete on a place-of-occurrence basis and

considered to be sufficiently comparable to be used for analysis. Data include all States except New Hampshire and Oklahoma, which were excluded because their death certificates

did not include an item to identify Hispanic or ethnic origin.

In 1990 the 48 States and the District of Columbia

accounted for 99.6 percent of the Hispanic population in the

United States, including about 99.5 percent of the Mexican

population, 99.7 percent of the Puerto Rican population,

99.8 percent of the Cuban population, and 99.6 percent of the

‘‘Other Hispanic’’ population (7).

Cause-of-death classification

The mortality statistics presented here were compiled in

accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) regulations, which specify that member nations classify causes of

death by the current Manual of the International Statistical

Classification of Diseases, Injuries, and Causes of Death (6).

Causes of death for 1979–92 were classified according to the

manual.

In addition to specifying the classification, WHO regulations outline the form of medical certification and the procedures to be used in coding cause of death. Cause-of-death data

presented in this publication were coded by procedures outlined in issues of the NCHS Instruction Manual (8–10).

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In this report tabulations of cause-of-death statistics are

based solely on the underlying cause of death. The underlying

cause is defined by WHO as the disease or injury that initiated

the sequence of events leading directly to death or as the

circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the

fatal injury. It is selected from the conditions entered by the

physician in the cause-of-death section of the death certificate.

When more than one cause or condition is entered by the

physician, the underlying cause is determined by the sequence

of conditions on the certificate, provisions of the ICD, and

associated selection rules. Generally, more medical information is reported on death certificates than is directly reflected

in the underlying cause of death.

Codes for HIV infection

Beginning with data for 1987, NCHS introduced category

numbers *042–*044 for classifying and coding Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The asterisk before the

category numbers indicates that these codes are not part of the

Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases

(ICD–9). They are included, but not shown separately, in the

category ‘‘All other infectious and parasitic diseases’’ in the

List of 72 Selected Causes of Death and in the category

‘‘Remainder of infectious and parasitic diseases’’ in the List of

61 Selected Causes of Infant Deaths. Before 1987 deaths

involving HIV infection were classified to ‘‘Deficiency of

cell-mediated immunity’’ (ICD–9 No. 279.1), contained in the

category ‘‘All other diseases’’; to ‘‘Pneumocystosis’’ (ICD–9

No. 136.3), contained in the category ‘‘All other infectious and

parasitic diseases’’; to ‘‘Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue’’; and to a

number of other causes. As a consequence, cause-of-death

data beginning with 1987 are not strictly comparable with data

for previous years.

Population bases for computing rates

The population used for computing death rates in this

report (furnished by the U.S. Bureau of the Census) represents

the population residing in the specified area. Death rates for

1992 are based on population estimates as of July 1, 1992

(11,12). The estimates are based on the 1990 census counts.

The 1990 census counts by race were modified to be consistent with U.S. Office of Management and Budget categories

and historical categories for death data (13). No adjustment for

Census undercounts of the Hispanic population is made in the

estimates used as denominators for rates.

Random variation

Although the mortality data in this report are not subject

to sampling error, they may be affected by random variation in

the number of deaths involved. When the number of events is

small (perhaps less than 100) and the probability of such an

event is small, considerable caution must be observed in

interpreting the data. Such infrequent events may be assumed

to follow a Poisson probability distribution. For this distribution, a simple approximation may be used to estimate the

confidence interval, as follows:

If N is the number of registered deaths in the population

and R is the corresponding rate, the chances are 19 in 20

(approximate 95-percent confidence interval) that

1. N – 2√N and N + 2 √N

covers the ‘‘true’’ number of events.

2. R – 2 R and R + 2 R

√N √N

covers the ‘‘true’’ rate.

If the rate R1 corresponding to N1 events is compared with

the rate R2 corresponding to N2 events, the difference between

the two rates may be regarded as statistically significant if it

exceeds

3. 2 ̨R1

2

N1

+

R2

2

N2

.

Additional information on random variation may be found

in the Technical Appendix of Vital Statistics of the United

States, 1987 (3).

Rates, proportions, and ratios

Beginning with 1989 data, an asterisk is shown in place of

a rate based on fewer than 20 deaths. These rates have a

relative standard error of 23 percent or more and are considered statistically unreliable.

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