Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2004
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

Total
All causes
102,341
Diseases of heart
28,199
Malignant neoplasms
24,233
Cerebrovascular diseases
6,477
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4,713
Accidents
4,078

 

Motor vehicle accidents
1,478

 

All other accidents
2,600
Diabetes melliltus
3,067
Influenza and pneumonia
2,773
Alzheimer's disease
2,592
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
2,335
Septicemia
1,996
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
1,052
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
1,023
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
931
Assault (homicide)
868
Parkinson's disease
840
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
810
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
690
In situ neoplasms, benign neplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
642
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
602
Athersclerosis
551
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2004 -- Ages 1-4
   
All causes
202
Accidents
50

 

Motor vehicle accidents
18

 

All other accidents
32
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
32
Assault (homicide)
23
Malignant neoplasms
11
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2004 -- Ages 5-14
   
All causes
267
Accidents
75

 

Motor vehicle accidents
41

 

All other accidents
34
Malignant neoplasms
59
Diseases of heart
14
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
9
Assault (homicide)
8
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
7
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2004 -- Ages 15-24
   
All causes
1,327
Accidents
506

 

Motor vehicle accidents
344

 

All other accidents
162
Assault (homicide)
311
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
152
Diseases of heart
67
Malignant neoplasms
65
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
24
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2004 -- Ages 25-44
   
All causes
5,081
Accidents
1,162

 

Motor vehicle accidents
483

 

All other accidents
679
Malignant neoplasms
801
Diseases of heart
773
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
367
Assault (homicide)
361
Human immunodeficiency virus disease
211
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
128
Cerebrovascular diseases
109
Diabetes melliltus
95
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
74
Influenza and pneumonia
66
Septicemia
64
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
57
 
Leading Causes of Death, 2004 -- Ages 45-64
   
All causes
18,215
Malignant neoplasms
6,362
Diseases of heart
4,454
Accidents
988

 

Motor vehicle accidents
346

 

All other accidents
642
Cerebrovascular diseases
672
Diabetes melliltus
651
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
535
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
526
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
355
Septicemia
342
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
295
Influenza and pneumonia
231
Human immunodeficiency virus disease
180
 
Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2004 -- Ages 65 and older
   
All causes
75,932
Diseases of heart
22,858
Malignant neoplasms
16,928
Cerebrovascular diseases
5,678
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4,088
Alzheimer's disease
2,565
Influenza and pneumonia
2,444
Diabetes melliltus
2,314
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
1,966
Septicemia
1,567
Accidents
1,244

 

Motor vehicle accidents
241

 

All other accidents
1,003
Parkinson's disease
820
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
807
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
742

Last updated 6/21/2006





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