Leading Causes of Death (LCOD) in Females United States, 2014 (current listing)

Below are the leading causes of death in females for 2014 (current listing.

All Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Heart disease	22.3
2) Cancer	21.6
3) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	6.0
4) Stroke	6.0
5) Alzheimer’s disease	5.0
6) Unintentional injuries	3.9
7) Diabetes	2.7
8) Influenza and pneumonia	2.2
9) Kidney disease	1.8
10) Septicemia	1.6

All Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

All Females by Race/Ethnicity- United States, 2014

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White Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Heart disease	22.3
2) Cancer	21.4
3) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	6.5
4) Stroke	5.9
5) Alzheimer’s disease	5.3
6) Unintentional injuries	4.0
7) Diabetes	2.4
8) Influenza and pneumonia	2.2
9) Kidney disease	1.7
10) Septicemia	1.5

White Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

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Black Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Heart disease	23.2
2) Cancer	22.5
3) Stroke	6.2
4) Diabetes	4.6
5) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	3.2
6) Alzheimer’s disease	3.1
7) Unintentional injuries	3.0
8) Kidney disease	2.0
9) Septicemia	2.3
10) Hypertension	1.9

Black Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

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American Indian or Alaska Native Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Heart disease	19.5
2) Cancer	17.6
3) Unintentional injuries	13.6
4) Diabetes	5.1
5) Chronic liver disease	4.9
6) Suicide	3.7
7) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	3.7
8) Stroke	3.0
9) Homicide	2.1
10) Influenza & pneumonia	2.0

American Indian or Alaska Native Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

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Asian or Pacific Islander Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Cancer	27.3
2) Heart disease	20.0
3) Stroke	8.1
4) Alzheimer’s disease	3.9
5) Diabetes	3.8
6) Unintentional injuries	3.3
7) Influenza and pneumonia	3.0
8) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	2.6
9) Kidney disease	2.0
10) Hypertension	1.9

Asian or Pacific Islander Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

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Hispanic Females, All Ages	Percent*
1) Cancer	22.6
2) Heart disease	19.7
3) Stroke	6.0
4) Diabetes	4.7
5) Unintentional injuries	4.5
6) Alzheimer’s disease	4.3
7) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	3.1
8) Influenza and pneumonia	2.5
9) Chronic liver disease	2.3
10) Kidney disease	2.0

Hispanic Females by Age Group- United States, 2014

*Percent of total deaths in the race category due to the disease indicated. 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.

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