Table 1.
Number of Deaths and Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Leading Causes of Death Among the Working-Age Population (25-64 years), United States, 1969 and 2011
| Deaths | Death rate | Deaths | Death rate | Deaths | Death rate | Percent | Percent | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Both sexes | Male | Male | Female | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| 1969 | |||||||||
| All causes of death | 587,562 | 606.7 | 379,442 | 815.8 | 208,120 | 414.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| All cancers combined | 135,752 | 138.6 | 71,665 | 150.9 | 64,087 | 127.7 | 23.1 | 18.9 | 30.8 |
| HIV/AIDS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 11,655 | 11.8 | 5,561 | 12.0 | 6,094 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Major cardiovascular diseases (CVD) | 242,667 | 243.7 | 170,563 | 359.3 | 72,104 | 138.1 | 41.3 | 45.0 | 34.6 |
| Heart disease | 196,594 | 197.1 | 144,511 | 304.6 | 52,083 | 98.8 | 33.5 | 38.1 | 25.0 |
| Stroke | 35,835 | 36.3 | 19,393 | 40.8 | 16,442 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 7.9 |
| Pneumonia and influenza | 14,412 | 15.0 | 9,064 | 19.6 | 5,348 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| COPD | 10,921 | 10.7 | 8,179 | 16.7 | 2,742 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 22,594 | 24.5 | 14,704 | 32.9 | 7,890 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Nephritis and kidney diseases | 5,025 | 5.3 | 2,899 | 6.4 | 2,126 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Accidents and adverse effects | 48,602 | 53.7 | 36,744 | 84.1 | 11,858 | 25.2 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 5.7 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injury | 15,367 | 17.1 | 10,479 | 24.0 | 4,888 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Homicide and legal intervention | 10,205 | 11.7 | 8,156 | 19.2 | 2,049 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| 2011 | |||||||||
| All causes of death | 620,203 | 326.6 | 381,650 | 411.6 | 238,553 | 244.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| All cancers combined | 176,685 | 87.9 | 93,618 | 94.3 | 83,067 | 82.0 | 28.5 | 24.5 | 34.8 |
| HIV/AIDS | 6,862 | 4.1 | 4,900 | 5.8 | 1,962 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21,228 | 10.8 | 12,875 | 13.4 | 8,353 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Major cardiovascular diseases (CVD) | 147,751 | 75.5 | 100,251 | 105.0 | 47,500 | 47.3 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 19.9 |
| Heart disease | 119,778 | 61.2 | 83,682 | 87.7 | 36,096 | 35.9 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 15.1 |
| Stroke | 19,158 | 9.8 | 10,796 | 11.3 | 8,362 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Pneumonia and influenza | 7,783 | 4.1 | 4,464 | 4.8 | 3,319 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| COPD | 20,680 | 9.9 | 10,560 | 10.3 | 10,120 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 22,567 | 12.0 | 15,335 | 16.5 | 7,232 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Nephritis and kidney diseases | 7,618 | 3.8 | 4,369 | 4.5 | 3,249 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Accidents and adverse effects | 66,655 | 40.1 | 46,243 | 56.2 | 20,412 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 8.6 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injury | 28,078 | 16.9 | 21,561 | 26.2 | 6,517 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
| Homicide and legal intervention | 10,214 | 6.5 | 8,091 | 10.3 | 2,123 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
Death rates are directly standardized to the 2000 US standard population. COPD=Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases