LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN TEXAS - 2004 -- TOTAL |
|
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
|
All Causes |
152,374 |
677.5 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of heart |
40,091 |
178.3 |
26.3 |
2 |
Malignant neoplasms |
33,836 |
150.4 |
22.2 |
3 |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
9,831 |
43.7 |
6.5 |
4 |
Accidents |
8,270 |
36.8 |
5.4 |
5 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
7,387 |
32.8 |
4.8 |
6 |
Diabetes mellitus |
5,426 |
24.1 |
3.6 |
7 |
Alzheimer's disease |
4,331 |
19.3 |
2.8 |
8 |
Influenza and pneumonia |
3,198 |
14.2 |
2.1 |
9 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
2,557 |
11.4 |
1.7 |
10 |
Septicemia |
2,420 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
|
All Other Causes |
35,027 |
155.7 |
23.0 |
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN TEXAS - 2004 -- WHITE* |
|
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
|
All Causes |
107,131 |
887.3 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of heart |
29,173 |
241.6 |
27.2 |
2 |
Malignant neoplasms |
24,380 |
201.9 |
22.8 |
3 |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
6,983 |
57.8 |
6.5 |
4 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
6,384 |
52.9 |
6.0 |
5 |
Accidents |
5,329 |
44.1 |
5.0 |
6 |
Alzheimer's disease |
3,654 |
30.3 |
3.4 |
7 |
Diabetes mellitus |
2,935 |
24.3 |
2.7 |
8 |
Influenza and pneumonia |
2,356 |
19.5 |
2.2 |
9 |
Intentional self harm |
1,758 |
14.6 |
1.6 |
10 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
1,512 |
12.5 |
1.4 |
|
All Other Causes |
22,667 |
187.7 |
21.2 |
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN TEXAS - 2004 -- HISPANIC |
|
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
|
All Causes |
26,196 |
333.8 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of heart |
5,933 |
75.6 |
22.6 |
2 |
Malignant neoplasms |
5,256 |
67.0 |
20.1 |
3 |
Accidents |
2,039 |
26.0 |
7.8 |
4 |
Diabetes mellitus |
1,629 |
20.8 |
6.2 |
5 |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
1,512 |
19.3 |
5.8 |
6 |
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
841 |
10.7 |
3.2 |
7 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
557 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
8 |
Assault (Homicide) |
532 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
9 |
Septicemia |
529 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
10 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
527 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
|
All Other Causes |
6,841 |
87.2 |
26.1 |
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN TEXAS - 2004 --BLACK |
|
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
|
All Causes |
19,047 |
741.8 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of heart |
4,985 |
194.1 |
26.2 |
2 |
Malignant neoplasms |
4,200 |
163.6 |
22.1 |
3 |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
1,336 |
52.0 |
7.0 |
4 |
Accidents |
902 |
35.1 |
4.7 |
5 |
Diabetes mellitus |
862 |
33.6 |
4.5 |
6 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
488 |
19.0 |
2.6 |
7 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
476 |
18.5 |
2.5 |
8 |
Assault (Homicide) |
462 |
18.0 |
2.4 |
9 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease |
432 |
16.8 |
2.3 |
10 |
Septicemia |
411 |
16.0 |
2.2 |
|
All Other Causes |
4,493 |
175.0 |
23.6 |
Note: * Data for Other deaths are grouped within the White category.
2004 Annual Report List of Tables and References Annual Reports for Previous Years Center for Health Statistics |