Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 1994
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

All Causes 106,911
Heart disease 35,140
Malignant neoplasms 25,091
Cerebrovascular disease 7,437
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 4,320
Unintentional injuries 4,022
   (Motor vehicle) (1,742)
   (All other) (2,280)
Pneumonia and influenza 3,917
Diabetes mellitus 2,544
HIV infection 1,482
Homicide 1,478
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,445
Septicemia 1,223
Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis 1,217
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 1-4
   
All Causes 355
Unintentional injuries 123
   (Motor vehicle) (29)
   (All other) (94)
Congenital anomalies 34
Malignant neoplasms 32
Homicide 22
Heart disease 18
Pneumonia and influenza 15
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 10
Septicemia 9
Infantile cerebral palsy 8
HIV infection 7
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 5-14
   
All Causes 413
Unintentional injuries 172
   (Motor vehicle) (95)
   (All other) (77)
Homicide 52
Malignant neoplasms 35
Heart disease 20
Congenital anomalies 18
Infantile cerebral palsy 13
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 11
HIV infection 7
Suicide 6
Pneumonia and influenza 5
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 15-24
   
All Causes 1,796
Unintentional injuries 626
   (Motor vehicle) (480)
   (All other) (146)
Homicide 609
Suicide 171
Malignant neoplasms 64
Heart disease 53
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 24
HIV infection 21
Undetermined origin 20
Pneumonia and influenza 18
Congenital anomalies 17
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 25-44
   
All Causes 7,102
Unintentional injuries 1,292
   (Motor vehicle) (561)
   (All other) (731)
Malignant neoplasms 1,097
Heart disease 987
HIV infection 823
Homicide 599
Suicide 434
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 267
Cerebrovascular disease 179
Pneumonia and influenza 117
Diabetes mellitus 114
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 45-64
   
All Causes 17,524
Malignant neoplasms 6,314
Heart disease 5,059
Cerebrovascular disease 765
Unintentional injuries 647
   (Motor vehicle) (278)
   (All other) (369)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 548
Diabetes mellitus 545
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 469
HIV infection 317
Pneumonia and influenza 305
Suicide 234
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1994 – Ages 65 and older
   
All Causes 78,010
Heart disease 29,137
Malignant neoplasms 17,657
Cerebrovascular disease 6,479
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 3,637
Pneumonia and influenza 3,431
Diabetes mellitus 1,870
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,217
Unintentional injuries 1,119
   (Motor vehicle) (294)
   (All other) (825)
Septicemia 967
Alzheimer's disease 925
 



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