Relationship
of Cancer
to
the Leading Causes
of the Death in the Unted States
|
Rank |
Cause |
Number of Deaths |
Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population |
Percent of Total Deaths |
|
All Causes |
2,311,669 |
678.5 |
100.0% |
|
|
1 |
Heart Disease |
737,470 |
205.3 |
31.9% |
|
2 |
CANCER |
538,437 |
169.0 |
23.3% |
|
3 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
157,984 |
41.9 |
6.8% |
|
4 |
Emphysema, Bronchitis & Asthma |
102,896 |
30.0 |
4.5% |
|
5 |
Accidents |
93,216 |
31.6 |
4.0% |
|
6 |
Pneumonia & Influenza |
82,919 |
21.2 |
3.6% |
|
7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
59,253 |
17.9 |
2.6% |
|
8 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
43,107 |
13.1 |
1.9% |
|
9 |
Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury |
31,272 |
10.7 |
1.4% |
|
10 |
Cirrhosis of the Liver |
25,213 |
8.5 |
1.1% |
|
11 |
Nephritis & Nephrosis |
23,672 |
6.5 |
1.0% |
|
12 |
Homicide |
22,843 |
8.5 |
1.0% |
|
13 |
Septicemia |
20,964 |
5.9 |
0.9% |
|
14 |
Atherosclerosis |
16,722 |
4.1 |
0.7% |
|
15 |
Aortic Aneurysm |
16,440 |
4.8 |
0.7% |
|
Other and Ill-Defined |
339,261 |
99.4 |
14.7% |
|
|
Source: Mortality Tape (1995) from National Center for Health Statistics. |
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