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That Crazy Navy Guy's blog: "Buffalo"

created on 05/14/2007  |  http://fubar.com/buffalo/b82656
Leading Causes of Death in the US -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading causes of death in the United States - all ages, all races, both sexes The 10 leading causes of death accounted for about 79 percent of all deaths occurring in the United States in 2002. The top two causes, Diseases of heart (heart disease) and Malignant neoplasms (cancer), accounted for more than one-half (51.3 percent) of all deaths in 2002. The rank order remained unchanged from 2001. Top 10 Causes of Death - US Diseases of Heart 28.5% Malignant Neoplasms (cancer) 22.8% Cerebrovascular Diseases (stroke) 6.7% Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5.1% Accidents 4.4% Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents (41% of all accidents) Poisoning (16% of all accidents) Fall (15% of all accidents) Diabetes Mellitus 3.0% Influenza and Pneumonia 2.7% Alzheimer's Disease 2.4% Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis (kidney diseases) 1.7% Septicemia (blood poisoning) 1.4% All Others 21.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex differences The top two causes for males and females—heart disease and cancer—are the same. Unintentional injuries was third for males and seventh for females. Stroke, CLRD, Diabetes mellitus, and Influenza and pneumonia, which ranked fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, respectively, for males, ranked third, fourth, sixth, and eighth for females. Suicide and Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis were ranked 8th and 10th, respectively, for males, but were not ranked among the 10 leading causes for females. Kidney disease ranked ninth for both males and females. Alzheimer ’s disease and Septicemia, ranked 5th and 10th, respectively, for females, were not ranked among the top 10 for males. Age differences Leading causes of death varied substantially by age. The leading cause of death for age groups from 1–4 through 25–34 years was unintentional injuries. Assault (homicide) and Intentional self-harm (suicide) were also important causes of death in these age categories. Unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide combined accounted for 76 percent of deaths for those aged 15–19 years, 73 percent of deaths for those aged 20–24 years, and 53 percent of deaths for those aged 25–34 years. Cancer, heart disease, and Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities were also consistently ranked among the leading causes for the younger age groups. In the older age groups, mortality due to chronic diseases was most prevalent. Cancer and heart disease were the top two causes of death for those aged 45–54 years and the older age groups and consistently accounted for close to one-half of all deaths in these age groups. Other prevalent chronic causes among the older age groups were stroke, CLRD, Diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer ’s disease, kidney disease, and Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Unintentional injuries, Influenza and pneumonia, and Septicemia were also important causes of death for those in older age groups. Race differences The four major race groups share six of the leading causes. Heart disease and cancer rank first and second, respectively, for the white, black, and American Indian populations. For the Asian or Pacific Islander (API) population, cancer was the leading cause of death, with heart disease second. Stroke ranks third for the white, black, and API populations but ranks fifth for the American Indian population. CLRD, unintentional injuries, and Diabetes mellitus also ranked among the 10 leading causes of death for each race group. CLRD ranks fourth for the white population, seventh for the American Indian and API populations, and eighth for the black population. Unintentional injuries ranks fifth for the white and black populations, third for the American Indian population, and fourth for the API population. Diabetes mellitus ranks fourth for the black and American Indian populations, fifth for the API population, and sixth for the white population. Influenza and pneumonia ranks sixth for the API population, seventh for the white population, and ninth for the American Indian population, but this category is not ranked in the leading 10 causes of death for the black population. Suicide ranks 8th for the American Indian and API populations and 10th for the white population, but it is not ranked in the top 10 for the black population. Kidney disease ranks ninth for the white, black, and API populations, but it is not in the top 10 for the American Indian population. Homicide was among the 10 leading causes for only two race groups: the black and the American Indian populations, ranking 6th and 10th, respectively. Likewise Septicemia ranks 10th for the black population and also for the API population, but it is not among the 10 leading causes for the white and American Indian populations. For three race groups, at least 1of the 10 leading causes is unique to that group. For the American Indian population, Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ranks sixth but is not ranked in the top 10 for the other 3race groups. HIV disease ranks seventh for the black population, and Alzheimer ’s disease ranks eighth for the white population but these causes were not ranked among the top 10 for the other race groups. Hispanic origin Heart disease and cancer ranks first and second for both the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. Unintentional injuries ranks third for the Hispanic population, higher than both the non-Hispanic white and the non-Hispanic black populations (fifth). The fourth-ranked cause for Hispanics is stroke, which ranks third for the non-Hispanic populations. Diabetes mellitus ranks fifth for the Hispanic population, but ranks eighth for the non-Hispanic white population and fourth for the non-Hispanic black population. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, ranks sixth for the Hispanic population, but this category is not ranked among the 10 leading causes for the other race-origin populations. Homicide ranks seventh for the Hispanic population and sixth for the non-Hispanic black population, but this category is not ranked among the 10 leading causes for the non-Hispanic white population. The only other leading cause shared by all three groups is CLRD, which ranks much lower for the Hispanic (eighth) and non-Hispanic black (seventh) populations than for the non-Hispanic white (fourth) population. Influenza and pneumonia also ranks much lower for the Hispanic population (ninth) than for the non-Hispanic white population (sixth); it was not among the 10 leading causes for the non-Hispanic black population. The 10thranked cause for the Hispanic population is perinatal conditions. The high ranking of perinatal conditions is primarily a reflection of the relatively young age distribution of the Hispanic population. HIV disease (ranks 8th for the non-Hispanic black population), Alzhe-imer’s disease and suicide (ranks 7th and 10th, respectively, for the non-Hispanic white population), and kidney disease (ranks 9th for both the non-Hispanic white and black populations) do not rank among the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanics. Septicemia ranks 10th for the non-Hispanic black population but did not appear among the top 10 for the other groups for 2002. Leading causes of infant death The leading cause of infant death in 2002 was Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (congenitalmalformations), which accounted for one-fifth of all infant deaths. Disorders relatedto short gestation and low birthweight,not elsewhere classified, was ranked 2nd and followed by Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (3rd); Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (4th); Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (5th); unintentional injuries (6th); Respiratory distress of newborn (7th); Bacterial sepsis of newborn (8th); Diseases of the circulatory system (9th); and Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (10th). In all, the 10 leading causes of infant death accounted for 68 percent of all infant deaths. From 2001 to 2002, the ranking of the most prevalent causes of infant death did not change. Neonatal and postneonatal mortality Stark differences were evident when comparing leading causes of death in the neonatal (less than 28 days after birth) and postneonatal(between 28 days and 11 months after birth) periods. Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified was the leading cause of neonatal death. In contrast, SIDS is the leading cause in the postneonatal period. Congenital malformations, although top-ranked for infant mortality overall, ranks second for both neonates and postneonates. The remaining leading causes of neonatal death are characterized by conditions occurring in the perinatal period. In the postneonatal period, the remaining leading causes are characterized more by conditions prevalent among the general population, including unintentional injuries (third), Septicemia (fifth), homicide (seventh), and Influenza and pneumonia (ninth). Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005
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