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10 Leading Causes of Death, United States
1998, All Races ,
Both Sexes
(Click any colored box for details)
 

Age Groups

          
Rank
1-44
1
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
45,710
2
Malignant
Neoplasms
24,484
3
Heart
Disease
18,397
4
Suicide
16,661
5
Homicide &
Legal Int.
14,497
6
HIV
8,938
7
Liver
Disease
3,903
8
Cerebro-
vascular
3,637
9
Diabetes
2,684
10
Pneumonia
& Influenza
2,413
Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics  (NCHS) Vital Statistics System.