TABLE 39
TEN LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH BY SEX,
NUMBER, RATE AND AVERAGE AGE AT DEATH
KANSAS, 1997

 

Leading Causes of Death (ICD Code)

Number of Deaths Cause-Specific Death Rate* Average Age at Death

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

All Causes 23,609 11,637 11,972 909.8 910.8 908.9 74.2 70.2 78.0
Heart Disease (390-398, 402, 404-429)
7,225 3,510 3,715 278.4 274.7 282.0 79.0 74.9 82.9
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208)
5,197 2,736 2,461 200.3 214.1 186.8 71.2 70.5 72.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (430-438)
1,715 635 1,080 66.1 49.7 82.0 81.5 77.8 83.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (490-496)
1,269 719 550 48.9 56.3 41.8 75.9 75.5 76.5
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E949)
985 635 350 38.0 49.7 26.6 50.5 46.0 58.5
Pneumonia and Influenza (480-487)
976 437 539 37.6 34.2 40.9 83.7 81.6 85.4

Diabetes mellitus (250)

584 251 333 22.5 19.6 25.3 74.1 73.1 74.8

Suicide (E950-E959)

321 266 55 12.4 20.8 4.2 42.8 42.9 42.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis (580-589)
324 152 172 12.5 11.9 13.1 80.3 79.8 80.8

Atherosclerosis (440)

232 78 154 8.9 6.1 11.7 87.2 83.6 89.0

*Rate per 100,000 population
Note: Rates are based on 1997 population estimates from the United States Bureau of the Census
Residence data


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