| |
|
Age-adjusted death rate (1) |
| Cause of death |
Number of deaths, 2011 |
2010 |
2011 (2) |
Percent change |
| Heart disease |
596,339 |
179.1 |
173.7 |
-3.0% |
| Malignant neoplasms (tumors) |
575,313 |
172.8 |
168.6 |
-2.4 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
143,382 |
42.2 |
42.7 |
1.2 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
128,931 |
39.1 |
37.9 |
-3.1 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
122,777 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
(3) |
| Alzheimer's disease |
84,691 |
25.1 |
24.6 |
-2.0 |
| Diabetes |
73,282 |
20.8 |
21.5 |
3.4 |
| Influenza and pneunonia |
53,667 |
15.1 |
15.7 |
4.0 |
| Kidney disease |
45,731 |
15.3 |
13.4 |
-12.4 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
38,285 |
12.1 |
12.0 |
-0.8 |
| Septicemia |
35,539 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
-0.9 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
33,539 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
3.2 |
| Hypertension (4) |
27,477 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
(3) |
| Parkinson's disease |
23,107 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
2.9 |
| Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids |
18,090 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
| All other causes |
512,723 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Total deaths |
2,512,873 |
747.0 |
740.6 |
-0.9% |
(1) Per 100,000 population; factors out differences based on age.
(2) Preliminary.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
(4) Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease.
NA=Not applicable.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. |