Leading Causes of Death in Females, 2014 (current listing)
Leading Causes of Death (LCOD) by Age Group, White Females-United States, 2014*
The 2014 mortality data file was updated to include amended information from Tennessee and Massachusetts affecting 125 records previously coded to Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34). Additionally, data by state of residence are affected in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia for records where the death occurred in Tennessee or Massachusetts but the decedent was a resident of another state. Leading-cause rankings by state have been corrected and are available from the NVSS Mortality Tables.
Rank | Age 1-4 | Age 5-9 | Age 10-14 | Age 15-19 | Age 20-24 | Age 25-34 | Age 35-44 |
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1 | Unintentional injuries 28.5% | Unintentional injuries 26.6% | Unintentional injuries 21.9% | Unintentional injuries 37.7% | Unintentional injuries 40.6% | Unintentional injuries 35.3% | Cancer 23.6% |
2 | Birth defects 10.9% | Cancer 19.4% | Cancer 15.2% | Suicide 15.6% | Suicide 11.4% | Cancer 12.6% | Unintentional injuries 18.2% |
3 | Homicide 10.1% | Birth defects 10.3% | Suicide 13.4% | Cancer 9.2% | Cancer 7.4% | Suicide 9.3% | Heart disease 12.3% |
4 | Cancer 8.4% | Homicide 6.2% | Birth defects 5.3% | Homicide 7.1% | Homicide 7.1% | Heart disease 7.4% | Suicide 6.1% |
5 | Heart disease 4.4% | Heart disease 2.9% | Heart disease 4.8% | Heart disease 4.0% | Heart disease 4.6% | Homicide 4.7% | Chronic liver disease 3.5% |
6 | Influenza & pneumonia 3.1% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.8% | Homicide 4.5% | Birth defects 3.1% | Pregnancy complications 2.7% | Pregnancy complications 2.8% | Diabetes 2.9% |
7 | Septicemia 1.8% | Stroke 2.5% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 2.4% | Pregnancy complications 1.1% | Birth defects 1.6% | Chronic liver disease 2.0% | Stroke 2.7% |
8 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 1.4% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 2.2% | Benign neoplasms 1.8% (tie rank 8) | Stroke 1.0% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.2% | Diabetes 1.9% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.9% |
9 | Benign neoplasms 1.1% | Benign neoplasms 2.1% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.8% (tie rank 8) | Influenza & pneumonia 0.9% | Diabetes 1.1% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.8% | Homicide 1.7% |
10 | Stroke 0.8% (tie rank 10) Perinatal conditions 0.8% (tie rank 10) |
Septicemia 1.6% | Stroke 1.4% | Anemias 0.8% | Stroke 1.0% | Stroke 1.7% | Septicemia 1.5% |
Rank | Age 45-54 | Age 55-64 | Age 65+ | Age 65-74 | Age 75-84 | Age 85+ | All Ages |
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1 | Cancer 32.8% | Cancer 37.7% | Heart disease 24.4% | Cancer 35.1% | Cancer 23.5% | Heart disease 28.5% | Heart disease 22.3% |
2 | Heart disease 15.1% | Heart disease 16.6% | Cancer 19.1% | Heart disease 18.1% | Heart disease 21.6% | Cancer 10.3% | Cancer 21.6% |
3 | Unintentional injuries 10.9% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.8% | Stroke 6.7% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 8.6% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 8.1% | Alzheimer’s disease 8.8% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6.0% |
4 | Chronic liver disease 4.2% | Unintentional injuries 4.3% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6.5% | Stroke 4.5% | Stroke 6.6% | Stroke 7.7% | Stroke 6.0% |
5 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 3.5% | Diabetes 3.8% | Alzheimer’s disease 6.3% | Diabetes 3.7% | Alzheimer’s disease 5.2% | Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4.7% | Alzheimer’s disease 5.0% |
6 | Stroke 3.4% | Stroke 3.6% | Diabetes 2.6% | Unintentional injuries 2.2% | Diabetes 3.1% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.7% | Unintentional injuries 3.9% |
7 | Suicide 3.4% | Chronic liver disease 2.9% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.3% | Kidney disease 2.1% | Unintentional injuries 2.2% | Unintentional injuries 2.5% | Diabetes 2.7% |
8 | Diabetes 3.3% | Septicemia 2.0% | Unintentional injuries 2.3% | Septicemia 1.9% | Kidney disease 2.1% | Diabetes 1.9% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.2% |
9 | Influenza & pneumonia 1.8% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.7% | Kidney disease 2.0% | Influenza & pneumonia 1.7% | Influenza & pneumonia 2.1% | Kidney disease 1.8% | Kidney disease 1.8% |
10 | Septicemia 1.7% | Kidney disease 1.6% | Septicemia 1.6% | Alzheimer’s disease 1.5% | Septicemia 1.7% | Hypertension 1.8% | Septicemia 1.6% |
*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: June 30, 2017
- Page last updated: June 30, 2017
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