Table 2.

Leading Causes of Death, American Samoa, 2006–2008

Cause of Death	2006	2007	2008	2006–2008	Ratea
Malignancy	33	35	41	109	190.3
Diabetes	35	32	32	99	172.8
Heart Disease	44	31	17	92	160.6
Cerebrovascular	13	26	42	81	141.4
Flu/pneumonia	20	20	13	53	92.5
Septicemia	0	8	25	33	57.6
Hypertension	12	10	6	28	48.9
COPDb/pulmonary	8	11	4	23	40.1
Accident	12	11	0	23	40.1
Ill defined/other	90	67	60	217	378.8
Total	267	251	240	758	1323.1

^aCrude mortality rate/100,000 population.

^bCOPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data Source: American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2008⁸