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Table 7. Number of deaths, percent of total deaths, and death rates per 100,000 for the 10 leading causes of deaths among persons 25-34 and 35-44 years of age, by race/ethnicity and sex, United States, 2000
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Male Female
Rank Cause of death Number Percent of total deaths Death
rate		 Rank Cause of death Number Percent of total deaths Death rate
White, not Hispanic — 25–34 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 5,861 36.8 46.8 1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 1,869 25.8 14.9
2 Intentional self-harm 2,989 18.8 23.9 2 Malignant neoplasms 1,340 18.5 10.7
3 Malignant neoplasms 1,259 7.9 10.1 3 Intentional self-harm 669 9.2 5.3
4 Diseases of heart 1,115 7.0 8.9 4 Diseases of heart 538 7.4 4.3
5 Assault (homicide) 677 4.2 5.4 5 Assault (homicide) 346 4.8 2.8
6 Human immunodeficiency
virus disease		 475 3.0 3.8 6 Cerebrovascular diseases 152 2.1 1.2
7 Diabetes mellitus 220 1.4 1.8 7 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 144 2.0 1.1
8 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 203 1.3 1.6 8 Congenital malformations,
deformations and chromosomal abnormalities		 141 1.9 1.1
9 Cerebrovascular diseases 161 1.0 1.3 9 Diabetes mellitus 137 1.9 1.1
10 Chronic liver disease
and cirrhosis		 140 0.9 1.1 10 Influenza and pneumonia 102 1.4 0.8
Black, not Hispanic —25–34 years
1 Assault (homicide) 1,883 28.3 80.4 1 Human immunodeficiency
virus disease		 592 17.1 22.7
2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 1,316 19.8 56.2 2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 424 12.3 16.3
3 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 822 12.4 35.1 3 Diseases of heart 386 11.2 14.8
4 Diseases of heart 543 8.2 23.2 4 Malignant neoplasms 382 11.1 14.7
5 Intentional self-harm 397 6.0 17.0 5 Assault (homicide) 310 9.0 11.9
6 Malignant neoplasms 259 3.9 11.1 6 Diabetes mellitus 89 2.6 3.4
7 Diabetes mellitus 98 1.5 4.2 7 Cerebrovascular diseases 88 2.5 3.4
8 Cerebrovascular diseases 70 1.1 3.0 8 Intentional self-harm 72 2.1 2.8
8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 70 1.1 3.0 9 Anemias 69 2.0 2.6
10 Septicemia 59 0.9 2.5 10 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 65 1.9 2.5
Hispanic —25–34 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 1,499 35.7 55.4 1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 277 21.2 10.8
2 Assault (homicide) 697 16.6 25.7 2 Malignant neoplasms 235 18.0 9.1
3 Intentional self-harm 370 8.8 13.7 3 Assault (homicide) 113 8.6 4.4
4 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 274 6.5 10.1 4 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 91 7.0 3.5
5 Malignant neoplasms 241 5.7 8.9 5 Diseases of heart 81 6.2 3.1
6 Diseases of heart 199 4.7 7.3 6 Intentional self-harm 50 3.8 1.9
7 Chronic liver disease
and cirrhosis		 82 2.0 3.0 7 Cerebrovascular diseases 43 3.3 1.7
8 Cerebrovascular diseases 65 1.5 2.4 8 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 36 2.8  
9 Diabetes mellitus 48 1.1 1.8 9 Influenza and pneumonia 20 1.5 0.8
10 Influenza and pneumonia 27 0.6 1.0 10 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 21 1.6 0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander — 25–34 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 178 30.2 19.0 1 Malignant neoplasms 90 29.3 8.9
2 Intentional self-harm 114 19.3 12.2 2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 63 20.5 6.2
3 Malignant neoplasms 79 13.4 8.4 3 Intentional self-harm 40 13.0 3.9
4 Assault (homicide) 48 8.1 5.1 4 Assault (homicide) 19 6.2 *
5 Diseases of heart 43 7.3 4.6 5 Diseases of heart 17 5.5 *
6 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 13 2.2 * 6 Cerebrovascular diseases 5 1.6 *
7 Cerebrovascular diseases 12 2.0 * 6 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 5 1.6 *
8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6 1.0 * 6 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 5 1.6 *
8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6 1.0 * 9 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4 1.3 *
10 Diabetes mellitus 4 0.7 * 10 Diabetes mellitus 3 1.0 *
10 Influenza and pneumonia 4 0.7 *          
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 4 0.7 *          
10 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 4 0.7 *          
10 Legal intervention 4 0.7 *          
American Indian — 25–34 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 172 42.0 89.1 1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 67 36.0 36.6
2 Intentional self-harm 59 14.4 30.6 2 Intentional self-harm 19 10.2 *
3 Assault (homicide) 46 11.2 23.8 3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 16 8.6 *
4 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 23 5.6 11.9 4 Malignant neoplasms 13 7.0 *
5 Diseases of heart 16 3.9 * 4 Assault (homicide) 13 7.0 *
6 Malignant neoplasms 13 3.2 * 6 Diseases of heart 8 4.3 *
7 Diabetes mellitus 6 1.5 * 7 Cerebrovascular diseases 5 2.7 *
8 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 5 1.2 * 8 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 2.2 *
9 Influenza and pneumonia 3 0.7 * 9 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 3 1.6 *
9 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 3 0.7 * 10 Viral hepatitis 2 1.1 *
          10 Influenza and pneumonia 2 1.1 *
White, not Hispanic — 35–44 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 8,113 21.6 50.0 1 Malignant neoplasms 6,257 30.4 38.7
2 Diseases of heart 6,446 17.1 39.7 2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 2,895 14.0 17.9
3 Malignant neoplasms 5,201 13.8 32.1 3 Diseases of heart 2,297 11.1 14.2
4 Intentional self-harm 4,287 11.4 26.4 4 Intentional self-harm 1,253 6.1 7.7
5 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 1,678 4.5 10.3 5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 722 3.5 4.5
6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 1,518 4.0 9.4 6 Cerebrovascular diseases 684 3.3 4.2
7 Assault (homicide) 836 2.2 5.2 7 Diabetes mellitus 494 2.4 3.1
8 Diabetes mellitus 766 2.0 4.7 8 Assault (homicide) 437 2.1 2.7
9 Cerebrovascular diseases 694 1.8 4.3 9 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 322 1.6 2.0
10 Influenza and pneumonia 394 1.0 2.4 10 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 303 1.5 1.9
Black, not Hispanic — 35–44 years
1 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 2,060 17.1 81.4 1 Malignant neoplasms 1,780 21.7 61.8
2 Diseases of heart 1,972 16.4 77.9 2 Diseases of heart 1,287 15.7 44.7
3 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 1,649 13.7 65.1 3 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 968 11.8 33.6
4 Malignant neoplasms 1,292 10.7 51.0 4 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 604 7.3 21.0
5 Assault (homicide) 1,027 8.5 40.6 5 Cerebrovascular diseases 435 5.3 15.1
6 Cerebrovascular diseases 394 3.3 15.6 6 Assault (homicide) 332 4.0 11.5
7 Intentional self-harm 346 2.9 13.7 7 Diabetes mellitus 206 2.5 7.2
8 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 279 2.3 11.0 8 Septicemia 167 2.0 5.8
9 Diabetes mellitus 252 2.1 10.0 9 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 144 1.8 5.0
10 Nephritis, nephroticsyndrome and nephrosis 175 1.5 6.9 10 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 143 1.7 5.0
Hispanic — 35–44 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 1,317 23.5 52.2 1 Malignant neoplasms 761 30.6 31.5
2 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 603 10.8 23.9 2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 301 12.1 12.5
3 Diseases of heart 550 9.8 21.8 3 Diseases of heart 210 8.4 8.7
4 Malignant neoplasms 534 9.5 21.2 4 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 159 6.4 6.6
5 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 399 7.1 15.8 5 Cerebrovascular diseases 122 4.9 5.0
6 Assault (homicide) 359 6.4 14.2 6 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 102 4.1 4.2
7 Intentional self-harm 320 5.7 12.7 7 Assault (homicide) 88 3.5 3.6
8 Cerebrovascular diseases 145 2.6 5.7 8 Intentional self-harm 65 2.6 2.7
9 Viral hepatitis 100 1.8 4.0 9 Diabetes mellitus 59 2.4 2.4
10 Diabetes mellitus 95 1.7 3.8 10 Septicemia 33 1.3 1.4
Asian/Pacific Islander — 35–44 years
1 Malignant neoplasms 247 24.9 26.6 1 Malignant neoplasms 296 44.1 29.4
2 Diseases of heart 174 17.5 18.7 2 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 69 10.3 6.9
3 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 138 13.9 14.8 3 Cerebrovascular diseases 49 7.3 4.9
4 Intentional self-harm 85 8.6 9.1 4 Diseases of heart 48 7.2 4.8
5 Cerebrovascular diseases 47 4.7 5.1 5 Intentional self-harm 30 4.5 3.0
6 Assault (homicide) 45 4.5 4.8 6 Assault (homicide) 27 4.0 2.7
7 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 31 3.1 3.3 7 Influenza and pneumonia 11 1.6 *
8 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 25 2.5 2.7 8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 10 1.5 *
9 Viral hepatitis 15 1.5 * 9 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 8 1.2 *
9 Diabetes mellitus 15 1.5 * 10 Diabetes mellitus 7 1.0 *
          10 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 7 1.0 *
American Indian — 35–44 years
1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 166 24.6 92.3 1 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 90 22.2 49.6
2 Diseases of heart 83 12.3 46.1 2 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 59 14.5 32.5
3 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 78 11.6 43.3 3 Malignant neoplasms 56 13.8 30.9
4 Intentional self-harm 53 7.9 29.5 4 Diseases of heart 39 9.6 21.5
5 Malignant neoplasms 49 7.3 27.2 5 Intentional self-harm 14 3.4 *
6 Assault (homicide) 32 4.7 17.8 5 Assault (homicide) 14 3.4 *
7 Human immunodeficiency virus disease 20 3.0 11.1 7 Cerebrovascular diseases 11 2.7 *
8 Influenza and pneumonia 18 2.7 * 8 Influenza and pneumonia 10 2.5 *
9 Diabetes mellitus 16 2.4 * 9 Viral hepatitis 7 1.7 *
10 Cerebrovascular diseases 11 1.6 * 9 Diabetes mellitus 7 1.7 *
Source: National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 50, No. 16, September 16, 2002.
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Last Reviewed: June 22, 2006
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