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PMID: 18092547 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: This report presents final 2004 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. This report supplements the annual report of final mortality statistics. METHODS: Data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2004. Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. RESULTS: In 2004, the 10 leading causes of death were (in rank order) Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Cerebrovascular diseases; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Diabetes mellitus; Alzheimer's disease; Influenza and pneumonia; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; and Septicemia and accounted for about 78 percent of all deaths occurring in the United States. Differences in the ranking are evident by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant death for 2004 were (in rank order) Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified; Sudden infant death syndrome; Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes; Respiratory distress of newborn; Bacterial sepsis of newborn; Neonatal hemorrhage; and Diseases of the circulatory system. Important variation in the leading causes of infant death is noted for the neonatal and postneonatal periods. |
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Authors:
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Melonie Heron |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System Volume: 56 ISSN: 1551-8922 ISO Abbreviation: Natl Vital Stat Rep Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
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Created Date: 2007-12-20 Completed Date: 2008-01-08 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9814753 Medline TA: Natl Vital Stat Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-95 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. |
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Accidents
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mortality Adolescent Adult Aged Cardiovascular Diseases / ethnology, mortality* Cause of Death / trends* Child Child, Preschool Death Certificates Female Humans Infant Infant Mortality / trends* Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Neoplasms / ethnology, mortality* Pregnancy Respiratory Tract Diseases / ethnology, mortality United States / epidemiology Vital Statistics |
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