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Table G.3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, United States, 2004

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Rank	1 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to74	75 to 84	85 and over
1	Unintentional injuries 4,307	Unintentional injuries 15,449	Unintentional injuries 13,032	Unintentional injuries 16,471	Cancer 49,520	Cancer 96,956	Cancer 139,417	Heart disease 195,379	Heart disease 237,924
2	Cancer 1,418	Homicide 5,085	Suicide 5,074	Cancer 14,723	Heart disease 37,556	Heart disease 63,613	Heart disease 99,999	Cancer 166,085	Cancer 80,345
3	Congenital abnormalities 958	Suicide 4,316	Homicide 4,495	Heart disease 12,925	Unintentional injuries 16,942	Chronic lower respiratiory 11,754	Chronic lower respiratiory 29,390	Cerebro– vascular 50,092	Cerebro– vascular 60,545
4	Homicide 706	Cancer 1,709	Cancer 3,633	Suicide 6,638	Liver disease 7,496	Diabetes mellitus 10,780	Cerebro– vascular 19,901	Chronic lower respiratiory 47,568	Alzheimer's disease 39,790
5	Heart disease 432	Heart disease 1,038	Heart disease 3,163	HIV 4,826	Suicide 6,906	Cerebro– vascular 9,966	Diabetes mellitus 16,093	Diabetes mellitus 22,945	Chronic lower respiratory 29,239
6	Suicide 285	Congenital abnormalities 483	HIV 1,468	Homicide 2,984	Cerebro-vascular 6,181	Unintentional injuries 9,651	Unintentional injuries 8,116	Alzheimer's disease 21,882	Influenza and pneumonia 28,312
7	Influenza and pneumonia 201	Cerebro– vascular 211	Diabetes mellitus 599	Liver disease 2,799	Diabetes mellitus 5,567	Liver disease 6,569	Nephritis 7,119	Influenza and pneumonia 18,066	Diabetes mellitus 14,918
8	Chronic lower respiratiory 168	HIV 191	Cerebro– vascular 567	Cerebro– vascular 2,361	HIV 4,422	Suicide 4,011	Influenza and pneumonia 6,382	Nephritis 14,058	Nephritis 13,928
9	Septicaemia 150	Influenza and pneumonia 185	Congenital abnormalities 420	Diabetes mellitus 2,026	Chronic lower respiratiory 3,511	Nephritis 3,963	Septicaemia 5,983	Unintentional injuries 13,457	Unintentional injuries 13,447
10	Benign neoplasms 137	Chronic lower respiratiory 179	Septicaemia 328	Influenza and pneumonia 891	Septicaemia 2,251	Septicaemia 3,745	Liver disease 5,119	Septicaemia 10,586	Hypertension 9,648
Source: Heron, M. Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, National Vital Statistic Report, National Centre for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, United States, 2007.

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Table G.3 Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, United States, 2004

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Table G.3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, United States, 2004