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TABLE 13
CA Cancer J Clin 2001;51:36
Fifteen Leading Causes of Death Among Children Aged 1-14, US, 1998 |
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Death Rate per 100,000 Population* |
Percent(%) of Total Deaths† |
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All Causes |
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13,042 |
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23.6 |
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100.0 |
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1 |
Accidents |
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5,189 |
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9.4 |
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39.8 |
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2 |
Cancer |
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1,378 |
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2.5 |
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10.6 |
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3 |
Congenital Anomalies |
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935 |
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1.6 |
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7.2 |
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4 |
Homicide |
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859 |
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1.5 |
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6.6 |
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5 |
Heart Diseases |
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540 |
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1.0 |
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4.1 |
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6 |
Suicide |
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324 |
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0.6 |
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2.5 |
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7 |
Cerebral Palsy |
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282 |
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0.5 |
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2.2 |
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8 |
Pneumonia & Influenza |
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267 |
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0.5 |
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2.0 |
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9 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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201 |
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0.4 |
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1.5 |
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10 |
Septicemia |
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145 |
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0.3 |
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1.1 |
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11 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
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139 |
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0.3 |
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1.1 |
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12 |
Benign Neoplasms |
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137 |
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0.2 |
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1.1 |
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13 |
Viral Diseases |
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89 |
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0.2 |
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0.7 |
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14 |
HIV Infection |
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86 |
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0.2 |
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0.7 |
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15 |
Meningitis |
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82 |
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0.1 |
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0.6 |
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All Others |
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2,389 |
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18.3 |
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*Age-adjusted to the 1970 US standard population.
†Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Data Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 1998, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000.
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