| |
|
Age-adjusted death rate (1) |
|
| Cause of death |
Number of deaths, 2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent change |
| Heart disease |
616,067 |
200.2 |
190.9 |
-4.6% |
| Cancers |
562,875 |
180.7 |
178.4 |
-1.3 |
| Strokes |
135,952 |
43.6 |
42.2 |
-3.2 |
| Respiratory diseases |
127,924 |
40.5 |
40.8 |
0.7 |
| Accidents |
123,706 |
39.8 |
40.0 |
0.5 |
| Alzheimer's disease |
74,632 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
0.4 |
| Diabetes |
71,382 |
23.3 |
22.5 |
-3.4 |
| Influenza/pneumonia |
52,717 |
17.8 |
16.2 |
-9.0 |
| Kidney disease |
46,448 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
(2) |
| Septicemia |
34,828 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
(2) |
| Suicide |
34,598 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
3.7 |
| Chronic liver disease |
29,165 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
3.4 |
| Hypertension (2) |
23,965 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
-1.3 |
| Parkinson's disease |
20,058 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
| Homicide |
18,361 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
-1.6 |
| All other causes |
451,034 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| All deaths |
2,423,712 |
776.5 |
760.2 |
-2.1% |
(1) Per 100,000 population; factors out differences based on age.
(2) Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
NA=Not applicable.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. |