Table 2.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranking of the most common causes of death in the US based on race and sex (year range 2010–2020). (https://wisqars.cdc.gov/data/lcd/home). Compared to the general US population, the causes of death across age ranges are generally consistent among female and Black subgroups. Exceptions include: (a) increased risk ranking of death due to chronic low respiratory disease in the female subgroup 34–64 years of age and (b) increased risk ranking of deaths due to cerebrovascular disease and diabetes among the Black subgroup 65–85 years of age.

	Total population	Females (all races)	Blacks (males and females)
15–34 years	(1) Unintentional injury (2) Suicide (3) Homicide	(1) Unintentional injury (2) Suicide (3) Malignant neoplasms	(1) Homicide (2) Unintentional injury (3) Heart disease, or suicide
34–64 years	(1) Malignant neoplasms (2) Heart disease (3) Unintentional injury	(1) Malignant neoplasms (2) Heart disease (3) Unintentional injury or chronic low respiratory disease	(1) Malignant neoplasms (2) Heart disease (3) Unintentional injury
65–85 years	(1) Malignant neoplasms (3) Heart disease (3) Chronic low respiratory disease (with cerebrovascular disease #4)	(1) Malignant neoplasms (2) Heart disease (3) Chronic low respiratory disease (with cerebrovascular disease #4)	(1) Malignant neoplasms (2) Heart Disease (3) Cerebrovascular disease (with diabetes mellitus #4)
> 85 years	(1) Heart disease (2) Malignant neoplasms (3) Alzheimer’s disease or cerebrovascular disease	(1) Heart disease (2) Malignant neoplasms (3) Alzheimer’s disease or cerebrovascular disease	(1) Heart disease (2) Malignant neoplasms (3) Cerebrovascular disease (with Alzheimer’s being #4)