Leading Causes of Death in Females, 2014 (current listing)
Leading Causes of Death (LCOD) by Race/Ethnicity, All Females-United States, 2014*
Rank | All Races | Hispanic | White | Black | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Asian/Pacific Islander |
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1 | Heart disease 22.3% | Cancer 22.6% | Heart disease 22.3% | Heart disease 23.2% | Cancer 17.4% | Cancer 27.3% |
2 | Cancer 21.6% | Heart disease 19.7% | Cancer 21.4% | Cancer 22.5% | Heart disease 16.8% | Heart disease 20.0% |
3 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6.0% | Stroke 6.0% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6.5% | Stroke 6.2% | Unintentional injuries 8.1% | Stroke 8.1% |
4 | Stroke 6.0% | Diabetes 4.7% | Stroke 5.9% | Diabetes 4.6% | Chronic liver disease 5.7% | Alzheimer’s disease 3.9% |
5 | Alzheimer’s disease 5.0% | Unintentional injuries 4.5% | Alzheimer’s disease 5.3% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 3.2% | Diabetes 5.4% | Diabetes 3.8% |
6 | Unintentional injuries 3.9% | Alzheimer’s disease 4.3% | Unintentional injuries 4.0% | Alzheimer’s disease 3.1% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.2% | Unintentional injuries 3.3% |
7 | Diabetes 2.7% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 3.1% | Diabetes 2.4% | Unintentional injuries 3.0% | Stroke 4.3% | Influenza & pneumonia 3.0% |
8 | Influenza & pneumonia 2.2% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.5% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.2% | Kidney disease 3.0% | Alzheimer’s disease 2.7% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 2.6% |
9 | Kidney disease 1.8% | Chronic liver disease 2.3% | Kidney disease 1.7% | Septicemia 2.3% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.7% | Kidney disease 2.0% |
10 | Septicemia 1.6% | Kidney disease 2.0% | Septicemia 1.5% | Hypertension 1.9% | Kidney disease 2.1% | Hypertension 1.9% |
*Percentages represent total deaths in the age group due to the cause indicated. Rankings are based on number of deaths. Numbers in parentheses indicate tied rankings. The white, black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander race groups include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Some terms have been shortened from those used in the National Vital Statistics Report. See the next page for a listing of the shortened terms in the table and their full unabridged equivalents used in the report. To learn more, visit Mortality Tables or Mortality Data (HHS, CDC, NCHS).
Short and Full Terms
Some terms in the leading causes of death tables have been shortened from those used in the National Vital Statistics Report. Below is a listing of the shortened terms used in the tables and their full, unabridged equivalents used in the report.
Short Terms | Full Terms |
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Aortic aneurism | Aortic aneurism and dissection |
Appendix disease | Diseases of appendix |
Benign neoplasms | In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior |
Birth defects | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
Bronchitis | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis |
Cancer | Malignant neoplasms |
C. difficile infection | Entercolitis due to clostridium |
Chronic liver disease | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases | Includes bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, bronchiectasis, and other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Diabetes | Diabetes mellitus |
Gallbladder disorders | Cholethiasis and other disorders of gallbladder |
Heart disease | Diseases of the heart |
HIV disease | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease |
Homicide | Assault (homicide) |
Hypertension | Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease |
Kidney disease | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
Kidney infection | Infections of kidney |
Legal intervention* | Physical or other force used by police or other law-enforcing agents, including military on duty, in the course of arresting or attempting to arrest lawbreakers, suppressing disturbances, maintaining order, and other legal action. Includes legal execution and excludes citizen arrest. |
Pelvic Inflammatory diseases | Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs |
Perinatal conditions | Certain conditions orginating in the perinatal period |
Pneumonitis | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids |
Pregnancy complications | Pregnancy, childbirth and the peurperium |
Stroke | Cerebrovascular diseases |
Suicide | Intentional self-harm |
Unintentional injuries | Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
- Page last reviewed: January 11, 2017
- Page last updated: January 11, 2017
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