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Description:Objectives—This report presents final 2014 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. This report supplements “Deaths: Final Data for 2014,” the National Center for Health Statistics’ annual report of final mortality statistics.
Methods—Data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2014. Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. Cause-of-death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death.
Results—In 2014, the 10 leading causes of death were, in rank order: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Cerebrovascular diseases; Alzheimer’s disease; Diabetes mellitus; Influenza and pneumonia; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; and Intentional self-harm (suicide). They accounted for 74% of all deaths occurring in the United States. Differences in the rankings are evident by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant death for 2014 were, in rank order: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified; Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy; Sudden infant death syndrome; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes; Bacterial sepsis of newborn; Respiratory distress of newborn; Diseases of the circulatory system; and Neonatal hemorrhage. Important variations in the leading causes of infant death are noted for the neonatal and postneonatal periods.
This report was updated on June 1, 2017, to correct errors. Changes appear in the highlighted areas of Tables C–F and 1-4, Figure 2, and in the text on pages 8, 9, 11, and 12. For more information about changes to the 2014 final mortality file, see Technical Notes.
Suggested citation: Heron M. Deaths: Leading causes for 2014.
National vital statistics reports; vol 65 no 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2016.
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