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129. Death and Death Rates, by Age and Leading Cause
[Excludes deaths of nonresidents of the U.S. Deaths classified accordingto ninth revision of International Classification of Diseases. See also Appendix III]
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Number of deaths
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Death rate per 100,000 population
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Age and leading cause of death
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Total
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Male
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Female
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All ages 1, 1995
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All races 2
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2,312,132
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1,172,959
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1,139,173
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880.0
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914.1
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847.3
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White
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1,987,437
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997,277
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990,160
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911.3
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932.1
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891.3
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Black
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286,401
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154,175
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132,226
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864.2
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980.7
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759.0
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Leading causes of death:
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Heart disease
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737,563
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362,714
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374,849
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280.7
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282.7
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278.8
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Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
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538,455
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281,611
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256,844
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204.9
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219.5
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191.0
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Cerebrovascular diseases
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157,991
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61,563
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96,428
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60.1
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48.0
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71.7
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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102,899
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53,938
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48,961
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39.2
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42.0
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36.4
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Accidents
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93,320
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61,401
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31,919
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35.5
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47.9
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23.7
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Motor-vehicle
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43,363
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29,164
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14,199
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16.5
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22.7
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10.6
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Pneumonia and influenza
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82,923
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37,787
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45,136
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31.6
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29.4
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33.6
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Diabetes mellitus
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59,254
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26,124
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33,130
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22.6
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20.4
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24.6
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HIV infection 3
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43,115
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35,950
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(X)
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16.4
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28.0
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(X)
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Suicide
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31,284
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25,369
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(X)
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11.9
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19.8
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(X)
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Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
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25,222
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(X)
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(X)
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9.6
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(X)
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(X)
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1 to 4 years, old
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All causes
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6,393
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3,609
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2,784
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40.6
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44.8
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36.2
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Leading causes of death:
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Accidents
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2,280
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1,354
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926
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14.5
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16.8
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12.0
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Motor vehicle
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825
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454
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371
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5.2
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5.6
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4.8
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Congenital anomalies
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695
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374
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321
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4.4
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4.6
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4.2
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Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
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488
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290
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198
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3.1
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3.6
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2.6
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Homicide and legal intervention
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452
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253
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199
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2.9
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3.1
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2.6
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Heart disease
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251
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136
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115
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1.6
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1.7
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1.5
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HIV infection 3
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210
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96
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114
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1.3
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1.2
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1.5
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