Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- All Ages |
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| All causes | 100,254 |
| Diseases of heart | 25,766 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 24,084 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 5,851 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4,731 |
| Accidents | 4,319 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 1,352 |
| All other accidents | 2,967 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2,850 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 2,729 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 2,549 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2,532 |
| Septicemia | 2,099 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 1,102 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 1,029 |
| Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | 855 |
| Assault (homicide) | 854 |
| Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 821 |
| Parkinsons's disease | 817 |
| In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 679 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 670 |
| Aortic aneurysm and dissection | 576 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 402 |
| Atherosclerosis | 306 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 298 |
| Anemias | 249 |
Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- Ages 1-4 |
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| All causes | 186 |
| Accidents | 54 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 16 |
| All other accidents | 38 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 26 |
| Assault (homicide) | 17 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 14 |
Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- Ages 5-14 |
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| All causes | 266 |
| Accidents | 93 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 49 |
| All other accidents | 44 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 31 |
| Assault (homicide) | 29 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 18 |
Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- Ages 15-24 |
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| All causes | 1,348 |
| Accidents | 549 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 350 |
| All other accidents | 199 |
| Assault (homicide) | 305 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 162 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 58 |
| Diseases of heart | 43 |
Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- Ages 25-44 |
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| All causes | 4,604 |
| Accidents | 1,097 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 400 |
| All other accidents | 697 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 693 |
| Diseases of heart | 689 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 383 |
| Assault (homicide) | 342 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 127 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 118 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 95 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 93 |
| Septicemia | 70 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 60 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 47 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 43 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 41 |
Leading Causes of Death, 2007 -- Ages 45-64 |
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| All causes | 18,814 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 6,461 |
| Diseases of heart | 4,449 |
| Accidents | 1,075 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 318 |
| All other accidents | 757 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 674 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 652 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 585 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 527 |
| Septicemia | 402 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 384 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 350 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 247 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 162 |
| In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 107 |
| Viral hepatitis | 106 |
Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2007 -- Ages 65 and older |
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| All causes | 73,840 |
| Diseases of heart | 20,547 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 16,824 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 5,068 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4,082 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 2,687 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 2,208 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 2,124 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2,096 |
| Septicemia | 1,596 |
| Accidents | 1,401 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 215 |
| All other accidents | 1,186 |
| Parkinsons's disease | 797 |
Last updated 12/2/2009
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