Table 16. Age-adjusted death rates for 113 selected causes and Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, by race and sex: United States, 2006
Cause of death (based on ICD-10, 2004)   All races       White1       Black1  
Both
sexes
Male Female   Both
sexes
Male Female   Both
sexes
Male Female
     
All causes 776.5 924.8 657.8 764.4 908.2 648.2 982.0 1,215.6 813.0
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 0.0 0.0 * 0.0 * * * * *
Shigellosis and amebiasis (A03,A06) * * * * * * * * *
Certain other intestinal infections (A04,A07-A09) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.4 1.4
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.3
    Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.2
    Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 *
Whooping cough (A37) * * * * * * * * *
Scarlet fever and erysipelas (A38,A46) * * * * * * * * *
Meningococcal infection (A39) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * *
Septicemia (A40-A41) 11.0 12.1 10.2 10.1 11.2 9.3 21.6 24.2 19.9
Syphilis (A50-A53) 0.0 0.0 * * * * 0.1 * *
Acute poliomyelitis (A80) * * * * * * * * *
Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis (A83-A84,A85.2) * * * * * * * * *
Measles (B05) * * * * * * * * *
Viral hepatitis (B15-B19) 2.3 3.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 1.4 3.2 4.5 2.1
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
  (B20-B24)
4.0 5.9 2.2 2.1 3.4 0.7 18.6 26.3 12.2
Malaria (B50-B54) * * * * * * * * *
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
  and their sequelae (A00,A05,A20-A36,A42-A44,A48-
  A49,A54-A79,A81-A82,A85.0-A85.1,A85.8,A86-B04,
  B06-B09,B25-B49,B55-B99)
1.9 2.3 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.6 2.6 3.1 2.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 180.7 220.1 153.6 179.9 217.9 153.6 217.4 284.9 176.1
    Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
      (C00-C14)
2.5 3.8 1.4 2.4 3.6 1.4 3.2 5.7 1.5
    Malignant neoplasm of esophagus (C15) 4.4 7.8 1.7 4.5 7.9 1.6 4.8 8.3 2.3
    Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 3.7 5.0 2.7 3.2 4.4 2.3 6.8 9.8 4.9
    Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus
      (C18-C21)
17.2 20.5 14.7 16.7 19.9 14.3 24.3 30.6 20.2
    Malignant neoplasms of liver and intrahepatic bile
      ducts (C22)
5.3 7.7 3.3 4.9 7.0 3.1 7.0 11.1 3.9
    Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 10.8 12.3 9.5 10.6 12.3 9.3 13.6 14.8 12.5
    Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 1.2 2.2 0.5 1.2 2.0 0.5 2.1 4.1 0.7
    Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung
      (C33-C34)
51.5 67.0 40.0 52.1 66.8 41.1 56.8 83.7 39.0
    Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 2.7 4.0 1.7 3.1 4.6 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.3
    Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 13.2 0.3 23.5 12.8 0.3 22.9 18.7 0.5 31.6
    Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) 1.3 ... 2.4 1.1 ... 2.2 2.5 ... 4.3
    Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part
      unspecified (C54-C55)
2.4 ... 4.2 2.2 ... 3.9 4.4 ... 7.3
    Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) 4.8 ... 8.5 5.0 ... 8.9 4.1 ... 6.8
    Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) 9.2 23.5 ... 8.5 21.7 ... 18.2 50.5 ...
    Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis
      (C64-C65)
4.0 5.7 2.6 4.1 5.8 2.7 3.9 5.8 2.5
    Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 4.3 7.5 2.2 4.5 7.9 2.2 3.8 5.5 2.8
    Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other
      parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
4.2 5.1 3.4 4.5 5.5 3.6 2.3 2.9 1.9
    Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and
      related tissue (C81-C96)
17.9 23.0 14.1 18.2 23.4 14.3 18.0 23.6 14.3
        Hodgkin's disease (C81) 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
        Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 6.7 8.4 5.4 7.0 8.7 5.6 4.9 6.2 3.9
        Leukemia (C91-C95) 7.1 9.5 5.4 7.4 9.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 4.6
        Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
          neoplasms (C88,C90)
3.6 4.5 2.9 3.4 4.3 2.7 6.5 8.2 5.5
        Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of
          lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * * *
    All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms
      (C17,C23-C24,C26-C31,C37-C41,C44-C49,C51-
      C52,C57-C60,C62-C63,C66,C68-C69,C73-C80,
      C97)
20.3 24.5 17.3 20.4 24.6 17.3 22.6 27.4 19.4
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of
  uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)
4.5 5.6 3.9 4.6 5.7 3.9 4.3 5.3 3.8
Anemias (D50-D64) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.9 2.8 2.8
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 23.3 27.4 20.1 21.2 25.4 17.9 45.1 49.7 41.6
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.1
    Malnutrition (E40-E46) 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.0
    Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * * *
Meningitis (G00,G03) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 6.3 9.6 4.3 6.7 10.2 4.6 2.7 4.3 1.9
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 22.6 18.4 24.7 23.4 19.1 25.7 18.3 14.7 19.8
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 261.2 312.0 220.4 255.1 305.4 214.3 348.7 420.4 296.0
    Diseases of heart (I00-I09,I11,I13,I20-I51) 200.2 248.5 162.2 197.0 245.2 158.6 257.7 320.6 212.5
        Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic
          heart diseases (I00-I09)
1.1 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.9
        Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 9.4 10.1 8.3 8.0 8.4 7.2 23.1 28.5 18.8
        Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.5
        Ischemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 134.9 176.5 103.1 134.2 176.3 101.5 161.6 206.4 130.0
            Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 45.0 58.8 34.2 45.0 59.2 33.7 53.3 66.3 44.0
            Other acute ischemic heart diseases (I24) 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.8 2.4 1.4
            Other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease
              (I20,I25)
88.7 116.1 67.9 88.0 115.7 66.9 106.5 137.7 84.6
                Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so
                  described (I25.0)
19.3 25.6 14.0 18.1 24.0 13.1 32.7 46.0 23.3
                All other forms of chronic ischemic heart
                  disease (I20,I25.1-I25.9)
69.4 90.6 53.9 69.9 91.7 53.8 73.8 91.7 61.4
        Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 53.9 60.0 48.7 53.0 58.8 48.0 69.3 81.6 60.3
            Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.6
            Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis
              (I30-I31,I40)
0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
            Heart failure (I50) 18.9 20.0 17.9 19.0 20.2 18.1 20.9 23.0 19.3
            All other forms of heart disease
              (I26-I28,I34-I38,I42-I49,I51)
34.3 39.2 30.2 33.3 37.9 29.4 47.4 57.3 40.2
    Essential hypertension and hypertensive
      renal disease (I10,I12,I15)4
7.5 7.5 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 17.7 19.1 16.4
    Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 43.6 43.9 42.6 41.7 41.7 41.1 61.6 67.1 57.0
    Atherosclerosis (I70) 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.4
    Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 7.2 9.4 5.6 7.2 9.4 5.5 8.9 10.3 7.8
        Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 4.3 6.0 3.0 4.3 6.1 3.0 4.4 5.5 3.5
        Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and
          capillaries (I72-I78)
2.9 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.6 4.6 4.8 4.3
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.3 2.4 2.2
Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 17.8 21.2 15.5 17.7 20.9 15.5 19.6 24.4 16.7
    Influenza (J10-J11) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
    Pneumonia (J12-J18) 17.5 20.9 15.3 17.4 20.6 15.2 19.5 24.2 16.6
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 *
    Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 *
    Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * * *
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 40.5 47.6 35.9 42.6 49.2 38.4 28.1 39.5 21.3
    Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
    Emphysema (J43) 4.1 5.0 3.5 4.4 5.2 3.8 2.6 4.0 1.7
    Asthma (J45-J46) 1.2 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.5 2.8
    Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44,J47) 34.9 41.4 30.8 37.0 43.1 33.2 22.5 32.7 16.6
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66,J68) 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.5 *
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 5.3 7.5 4.0 5.4 7.6 4.1 5.5 8.0 4.1
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06,J30-
  J39,J67,J70-J98)
8.9 10.9 7.6 9.1 11.0 7.7 8.3 9.9 7.3
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.9
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2
Hernia (K40-K46) 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74) 8.8 12.1 5.8 9.1 12.5 6.0 7.0 10.2 4.4
    Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 4.1 6.3 2.2 4.3 6.5 2.3 3.0 4.7 1.7
    Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 4.6 5.9 3.6 4.8 6.0 3.7 3.9 5.6 2.7
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder
  (K80-K82)
1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.2
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
  (N00-N07,N17-N19,N25-N27)
14.5 17.8 12.4 13.0 16.3 10.8 30.2 35.0 27.2
    Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and
      nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01,N04)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * *
    Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and
      nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic,
      and renal sclerosis unspecified
      (N02-N03,N05-N07,N26)
0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 1.1
    Renal failure (N17-N19) 13.9 17.0 11.8 12.4 15.6 10.4 28.9 33.3 26.0
    Other disorders of kidney (N25,N27) 0.0 * * 0.0 * * * * *
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,N13.6,N15.1) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) 0.2 0.5 ... 0.2 0.5 ... 0.2 0.4 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
  (N70-N76)
0.0 ... 0.1 0.0 ... 0.1 0.1 ... 0.1
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) 0.2 ... 0.5 0.2 ... 0.4 0.6 ... 1.2
    Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) 0.0 ... 0.0 * ... * * ... *
    Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the
      puerperium (O10-O99)
0.2 ... 0.5 0.2 ... 0.4 0.6 ... 1.2
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  (P00-P96)
4.8 5.3 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.3 10.4 11.2 9.6
Congenital malformations, deformations and
  chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
3.5 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.2 4.0 4.4 3.8
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory
  findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
10.1 10.5 9.3 9.8 10.1 9.1 13.3 15.4 11.6
All other diseases (Residual) 75.2 75.0 73.4 74.7 74.3 73.0 91.0 96.1 86.2
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59,Y85-Y86) 39.8 55.2 25.5 41.0 56.4 26.4 38.3 57.5 22.2
    Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85) 16.0 23.0 9.2 16.4 23.5 9.5 15.5 24.2 8.1
        Motor vehicle accidents (V02-V04,V09.0,V09.2,
          V12-V14,V19.0-V19.2,V19.4-V19.6,V20-V79,
          V80.3-V80.5,V81.0-V81.1,V82.0-V82.1,V83-
          V86,V87.0-V87.8,V88.0-V88.8,V89.0,V89.2)
15.0 21.4 8.8 15.4 21.8 9.1 14.6 22.6 7.8
        Other land transport accidents (V01,V05-V06,
          V09.1,V09.3-V09.9,V10-V11,V15-V18,V19.3,
          V19.8-V19.9,V80.0-V80.2,V80.6-V80.9,V81.2-
          V81.9,V82.2-V82.9,V87.9,V88.9,V89.1,V89.3,
          V89.9)
0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2
        Water, air and space, and other and unspecified
          transport accidents and their sequelae
          (V90-V99,Y85)
0.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2
    Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,Y86) 23.8 32.1 16.2 24.6 32.9 16.9 22.8 33.4 14.1
        Falls (W00-W19) 6.6 8.6 5.1 7.0 8.9 5.5 3.7 5.4 2.5
        Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 *
        Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 1.2 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.8 0.6 1.3 2.3 0.4
        Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames
          (X00-X09)
1.0 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.7 2.1 2.7 1.6
        Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious
          substances (X40-X49)
9.1 12.4 5.9 9.7 13.0 6.3 9.4 14.1 5.5
        Other and unspecified nontransport accidents
          and their sequelae (W20-W31,W35-W64,
          W75-W99,X10-X39,X50-X59,Y86)
5.6 7.6 3.8 5.7 7.7 3.9 5.9 8.3 4.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (*U03,X60-X84,Y87.0) 10.9 18.0 4.5 12.1 19.6 5.1 5.1 9.4 1.4
    Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of
      firearms (X72-X74)
5.5 10.2 1.4 6.2 11.2 1.6 2.6 5.3 0.5
    Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and
      unspecified means and their sequelae
      (*U03,X60-X71,X75-X84,Y87.0)
5.4 7.8 3.1 5.9 8.4 3.5 2.4 4.1 0.9
Assault (homicide) (*U01-*U02,X85-Y09,Y87.1) 6.2 9.7 2.5 3.7 5.4 1.9 21.6 37.8 6.4
    Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms
      (*U01.4,X93-X95)
4.3 7.2 1.3 2.2 3.4 0.9 16.7 30.8 3.5
    Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means
      and their sequelae (*U01.0-*U01.3,*U01.5-*U01.9,
      *U02,X85-X92,X96-Y09,Y87.1)
1.9 2.6 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.0 4.9 7.0 3.0
Legal intervention (Y35,Y89.0) 0.2 0.3 * 0.1 0.2 * 0.3 0.6 *
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34,Y87.2,Y89.9) 1.7 2.2 1.2 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.9 2.9 1.0
    Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent
      (Y22-Y24)
0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 *
    Other and unspecified events of undetermined
      intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21,Y25-Y34,
      Y87.2,Y89.9)
1.6 2.1 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.7 1.0
Operations of war and their sequelae (Y36,Y89.1) 0.0 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 * * * *
Complications of medical and surgical care
  (Y40-Y84,Y88)
0.8 0.8 0.8   0.8 0.8 0.7   1.4 1.4 1.4
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile (A04.7)5 2.0 2.0 2.0   2.1 2.1 2.1   1.3 1.3 1.3
 1Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards. Multiple-race data were reported by 25 states and the District of Columbia in 2006; see "Technical Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical Notes."
2Includes Aleuts and Eskimos.
3Includes Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or Pacific Islander.
4Cause-of-death title was changed in 2006 to reflect the addition of Secondary hypertension (ICD-10 code I15).
5Included in "Certain other intestinal infections (A04,A07-A09)" shown above. Beginning with data year 2006, Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile (A04.7) is shown separately at the bottom of tables showing 113 selected causes and is included in the list of rankable causes, see "Technical Notes."
0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision; see "Technical Notes."
… Category not applicable.
NOTE:  Complete confirmation of deaths from selected causes of death, considered to be of public health concern, were not provided by the following states--California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia; see "Technical Notes."

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Death Rates for Twelve Age groups from
All causes
Diseases of heart (390-398,402,404-429)
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (390-398)
Hypertensive heart disease -402
Hypertensive heart and renal disease -404
Ischemic heart disease (410-414)
Acute myocardial infarction -410
Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic heart disease -411
Angina pectoris -413
Old myocardial infarction and other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease -412,414
Other diseases of endocardium -424
All other forms of heart disease (415-423,425-429)
Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and peritoneum (150-159)
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (160-165)
Malignant neoplasm of breast (174-175)
Malignant neoplasms of genital organs (179-187)
Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs (188-189)
Malignant neoplasms of all other and unspecified sites (170-173,190-199)
Leukemia (204-208)
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (200-203)
Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)
Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)
Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)
All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807,E826-E949)
Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)
Diabetes mellitus -250
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis -571
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (580-589)
Septicemia -38
Alzheimer's disease 2 -331
Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)
Atherosclerosis -440
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