| |
|
Age-adjusted death rate (1) |
|
| Cause of death |
Number of deaths, 2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
Percent change |
| Heart disease |
598,607 |
186.7 |
179.8 |
-3.7% |
| Malignant neoplasms (tumors) |
568,668 |
175.5 |
173.6 |
-1.1 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
137,082 |
44.0 |
42.2 |
-4.1 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
128,603 |
40.6 |
38.9 |
-4.2 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
117,176 |
38.6 |
37.0 |
-4.1 |
| Alzheimer's disease |
78,889 |
24.4 |
23.4 |
-4.1 |
| Diabetes |
68,504 |
21.8 |
20.9 |
-4.1 |
| Influenza and pneumonia |
53,582 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
-4.7 |
| Kidney disease |
48,714 |
14.8 |
14.8 |
(3) |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
36,547 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
0.9 |
| Septicemia |
35,587 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
-1.8 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
30,444 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
(3) |
| Hypertension (2) |
25,651 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
(3) |
| Parkinson's disease |
20,552 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
(3) |
| Assault (homicide) |
16,591 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
-6.8 |
| All other causes |
471,455 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| All deaths |
2,436,652 |
758.6 |
741.0 |
-2.3% |
(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. |