Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2003
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

All Causes
104,930
Diseases of heart
29,704
Malignant neoplasms
24,412
Cerebrovascular diseases
6,883
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4,849
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
3,908

Motor vehicle accidents
1,498

All other accidents
2,410
Diabetes mellitus
3,043
Influenza and pneumonia
2,868
Alzheimer's disease
2,623
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
2,293
Septicemia
2,047
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
1,038
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
1,001
Assault (homicide)
953
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
906
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
840
Parkinson's disease
787
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
712
In situ neoplasms, benign neplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
658
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
599
Atherosclerosis
512
   
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2003 -- Ages 1-4
   
All Causes
199
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
54

Motor vehicle accidents
19

All other accidents
35
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
25
Malignant neoplasms
20
Assault (homicide)
13
 
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2003 -- Ages 5-14
   
All Causes
271
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
88

Motor vehicle accidents
48

All other accidents
40
Malignant neoplasms
38
Assault (homicide)
20
Diseases of heart
10
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
9
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
8
Influenza and pneumonia
7
   
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2003 -- Ages 15-24
   
All Causes
1,479
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
583

Motor vehicle accidents
389

All other accidents
194
Assault (homicide)
358
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
120
Malignant neoplasms
68
Diseases of heart
54
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
14
Influenza and pneumonia
13
   
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2003 -- Ages 25-44
   
All Causes
5,298
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
1,043

Motor vehicle accidents
453

All other accidents
590
Diseases of heart
806
Malignant neoplasms
797
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
403
Assault (homicide)
398
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
223
Cerebrovascular diseases
131
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
131
Diabetes mellitus
92
Influenza and pneumonia
69
Septicemia
67
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
62
   
 
Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2003 -- Ages 45-64
   
All Causes
17,950
Malignant neoplasms
6,144
Diseases of heart
4,571
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
838
 

Motor vehicle accidents

305
 

All other accidents

533
Cerebrovascular diseases
677
Diabetes melliltus
586
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
564
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
476
Septicemia
355
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
328
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
296
Influenza and pneumonia
217
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
194
 
   
Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2003 -- Ages 65 and older
   
All Causes
78,353
Diseases of heart
24,232
Malignant neoplasms
17,339
Cerebrovascular diseases
6,063
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4,211
Alzheimer's disease
2,589
Influenza and pneumonia
2,548
Diabetes mellitus
2,359
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
1,912
Septicemia
1,594
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
1,257
 

Motor vehicle accidents

280
 

All accidents

977
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
786
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
777

Last updated 11/17/2005





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