Leading Causes of Death – Males – Hispanic – United States, 2017

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Hispanic1, Male, All ages2

Hispanic, all ages
Hispanic, Male, All ages Percent
1) Heart disease 20.3%
2) Cancer 19.4%
3) Unintentional injuries 11.5%
4) Stroke 4.7%
5) Diabetes 4.7%
6) Chronic liver disease 4.0%
7) Suicide 2.9%
8) Chronic lower respiratory diseases 2.5%
9) Homicide 2.4%
10) Alzheimer's disease 2.1%

1Persons identified as white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander were of non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Figures for origin not stated are included in “all races and origins” but not distributed among race and Hispanic origin groups. For more information on race and Hispanic origin classification please see the Technical Notes section of “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017”.
2Figures include all ages, including age not stated.

Hispanic1, Male, by Age Group

Hispanic, Male, by Age Group
Age Group3
Rank2 1-19 years 20-44 years 45-64 years 65-84 years 85+ years All ages
1 Unintentional injuries
33.7%
Unintentional injuries
38.6%
Cancer
21.9%
Cancer
26.2%
Heart disease
28.0%
Heart disease
20.3%
2 Homicide
14.4%
Suicide
11.1%
Heart disease
20.5%
Heart disease
24.4%
Cancer
15.4%
Cancer
19.4%
3 Suicide
13.9%
Homicide
10.6%
Unintentional injuries
11.5%
Diabetes
6.3%
Alzheimer's disease
7.6%
Unintentional injuries
11.5%
4 Cancer
9.4%
Heart disease
7.9%
Chronic liver disease
8.4%
Stroke
5.6%
Stroke
7.0%
Stroke
4.7%
5 Birth defects
4.5%
Cancer
7.5%
Diabetes
5.5%
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
3.7%
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4.9%
Diabetes
4.7%
6 Heart disease
2.7%
Chronic liver disease
3.6%
Stroke
4.3%
Unintentional injuries
3.1%
Diabetes
3.7%
Chronic liver disease
4.0%
7 Influenza and pneumonia
1.1%
Stroke
2.0%
Suicide
2.4%
Chronic liver disease
2.9%
Influenza and pneumonia
3.0%
Suicide
2.9%
8 Stroke
1.0%
Diabetes
1.6%
Kidney disease
1.7%
Kidney disease
2.4%
Kidney disease
2.4%
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
2.5%
9 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
0.8%
HIV disease
1.2%
Septicemia
1.5%
Alzheimer's disease
2.3%
Parkinson's disease
2.3%
Homicide
2.4%
10 Septicemia
0.7%
Septicemia
0.7%
Influenza and pneumonia
1.3%
Influenza and pneumonia
2.1%
Unintentional injuries
2.3%
Alzheimer's disease
2.1%

1Persons identified as white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander were of non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. For more information on race and Hispanic origin classification please see the Technical Notes section of “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017”.
2Based on number of deaths. Tie ranks are listed in order of ICD-10 code.
3Figures for age not stated are included in “all ages” but not distributed among age groups.

Short and Full Terms – 2017

Some terms in the leading causes of death tables have been shortened from those used in the National Vital Statistics Report. Below is a listing of the shortened terms used in the tables and their full, unabridged equivalents used in the report.

Short and Full Terms – Leading Causes of Death 2016
Short Term Full Term
Benign neoplasms In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
Birth defects Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Bronchitis Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
Cancer Malignant neoplasms
Chronic liver disease Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Diabetes Diabetes mellitus
Heart disease Diseases of heart
HIV disease Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
Homicide Assault (homicide)
Hypertension Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
Kidney disease Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Perinatal conditions Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Pregnancy complications Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Stroke Cerebrovascular diseases
Suicide Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Unintentional injuries Accidents (unintentional injuries)