Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 1991
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

All Causes 103,871
Heart disease 35,561
Malignant neoplasms 24,388
Cerebrovascular disease 6,881
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 3,926
Pneumonia and influenza 3,924
Unintentional injuries 3,732
   (Motor vehicle) (1,658)
   (All other) (2,074)
Diabetes mellitus 2,309
Homicide 1,447
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,348
Cirrhosis of liver 1,345
Suicide 1,178
Septicemia 1,091
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 1-4
   
All Causes 383
Unintentional injuries 148
   (Motor vehicle) (33)
   (All other) (115)
Congenital anomalies 46
Malignant neoplasms 26
Homicide 22
Heart disease 22
Pneumonia and influenza 18
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 7
Infantile cerebral palsy 7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 6
Meningitis 6
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 5-14
   
All Causes 408
Unintentional injuries 156
   (Motor vehicle) (73)
   (All other) (83)
Malignant neoplasms 54
Homicide 39
Heart disease 23
Congenital anomalies 18
Infantile cerebral palsy 16
Suicide 13
Cerebrovascular disease 8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 7
HIV infection 4
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 15-24
   
All Causes 1,748
Unintentional injuries 625
   (Motor vehicle) (434)
   (All other) (191)
Homicide 509
Suicide 211
Malignant neoplasms 71
Heart disease 67
Congenital anomalies 25
HIV infection 21
Pneumonia and influenza 20
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 16
Injuries undetermined origin whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 12
Cerebrovascular disease 12
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 25-44
   
All Causes 6,735
Unintentional injuries 1,182
   (Motor vehicle) (579)
   (All other) (603)
Malignant neoplasms 1,009
Heart disease 866
HIV infection 798
Homicide 630
Suicide 447
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 326
Cerebrovascular disease 164
Pneumonia and influenza 133
Diabetes mellitus 114
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 45-64
   
All Causes 17,462
Malignant neoplasms 6,384
Heart disease 5,179
Cerebrovascular disease 694
Unintentional injuries 563
   (Motor vehicle) (260)
   (All other) (303)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 552
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 547
Diabetes mellitus 470
Pneumonia and Influenza 295
Suicide 267
HIV infection 202
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1991 – Ages 65 and older
   
All Causes 75,067
Heart disease 29,375
Malignant neoplasms 16,842
Cerebrovascular disease 5,995
Pneumonia and influenza 3,427
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 3,267
Diabetes mellitus 1,713
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,142
Unintentional injuries 1,003
   (Motor vehicle) (273)
   (All other) (730)
Septicemia 881
Alzheimer's disease 697
 



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