| |
|
Age-adjusted death rate (1) |
| Cause of death |
Number of deaths, 2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
Percent change |
| Heart disease |
595,444 |
182.8 |
178.5 |
-2.4% |
| Malignant neoplasms (tumors) |
573,855 |
173.5 |
172.5 |
-0.6 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
137,789 |
42.7 |
42.1 |
-1.4 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
129,180 |
39.6 |
39.0 |
-1.5 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
118,043 |
37.5 |
37.1 |
-1.1 |
| Alzheimer's disease |
83,308 |
24.2 |
25.0 |
3.3 |
| Diabetes |
68,905 |
21.0 |
20.8 |
-1.0 |
| Kidney disease |
50,472 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
| Influenza and pneunonia |
50,003 |
16.5 |
15.1 |
-8.5 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
37,793 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
| Septicemia |
34,843 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
-3.6 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
31,802 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
3.3 |
| Hypertension (2) |
26,577 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
| Parkinson's disease |
21,963 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
| Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids |
17,001 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
| All other causes |
488,954 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| All deaths |
2,465,932 |
749.6 |
746.2 |
-0.5 |
(1) Per 100,000 population; factors out differences based on age.
(2) Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease.
NA=Not applicable.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. |