From: CHAPTER 2, PATTERNS OF CHILDHOOD DEATH IN AMERICA
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Age Group (years) | |||
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Rank | Infant (<1) | 1–4 | 5–14 |
1 | Congenital anomalies a 5,473 | Accidents b 1,898 | Accidents 3,091 |
2 | Short gestation and LBW c 4,392 | Congenital anomalies 549 | Malignant neoplasms 1,012 |
3 | SIDS 2,648 | Malignant neoplasms 418 | Homicide 432 |
4 | Complications of pregnancy 1,399 | Homicide 376 | Congenital anomalies 428 |
5 | Respiratory distress syndrome 1,110 | Diseases of the heart 183 4 | Diseases of the heart 277 |
6 | Placental cord membranes 1,025 | Pneumonia and influenza 130 | Suicide 242 |
7 | Accidents 845 | Perinatal period e 92 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 139 |
8 | Newborn Sepsis 691 | Septicemia 63 | Benign neoplasms 101 |
9 | Diseases of the circulatory system 667 | Benign neoplasms 63 | Pneumonia and influenza 93 |
10 | Atelectasis f 647 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 54 | Septicemia 77 |
15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | >65 |
Accidents 13,656 | Accidents 27,121 | Malignant neoplasms 135,748 | Diseases of the heart 607,265 |
Homicide 4,998 | Malignant neoplasms 20,737 | Diseases of the heart 99,161 | Malignant neoplasms 390,122 |
Suicide 3,901 | Diseases of the heart 16,666 | Accidents 18,924 | Stroke 148,599 |
Malignant neoplasms 1,724 | Suicide 11,572 | Stroke 15,215 | Chronic lower respiratory disease 108,112 |
Disease of the heart 1,069 | HIV infection 8,961 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 14,407 | Pneumonia and influenza 57,282 |
Congenital anomalies 434 | Homicide 7,437 | Diabetes mellitus 13,832 | Diabetes mellitus 51,843 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 209 | Diseases of the liver 3,709 | Diseases of the liver 12,005 | Alzheimer's Disease 44,020 |
HIV 198 | Stroke 3,154 | Suicide 7,977 | Accidents 32,219 |
Stroke 182 | Diabetes mellitus 2,524 | HIV 5,056 | Nephritis 29,938 |
Pneumonia and influenza 179 | Pneumonia and influenza 1,402 | Septicemia 4,399 | Septicemia 24,626 |
Age Group (years) | |||
Rank | Infant (<1) | 1–4 | 5–14 |
Total deaths (all causes) | 27,937 | 5,249 | 7,595 |
Death rate per 100,000 (all causes) | 705.6 g | 34.7 | 19.2 |
15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | >65 |
30,656 | 130,322 | 391,953 | 1,797,331 |
81.2 | 157.5 | 662.2 | 5,203.6 |
NOTE: The rank order of leading causes of death changed somewhat between 1998 and 1999, reflecting in part changes in the coding rules for selecting underlying cause of death between the ninth and tenth editions of the International Classification of Diseases.
Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities.
Most vital statistics reports now use the term “unintentional injury” rather than accidents.
LBW = low birth weight.
Deaths related to congenital malformations of the heart are included with congenital anomalies.
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.
Pulmonary collapse or, more generally, absence of gas from part or all of the lung.
Death rate calculated per 100,000 population (under 1 year) rather than per 1,000 live births, which is the infant mortality rate (see Table 2.4)
SOURCE: NCHS, 2001a, b.
From: CHAPTER 2, PATTERNS OF CHILDHOOD DEATH IN AMERICA
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