Causes of death in the United States Estimated rate per

(year ended February 1994) 100,000 population

1. Diseases of the heart 290.4

2. Malignant neoplasms 207.2

3. Cerebrovascular diseases 58.9

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 40.9

5. Accidents and adverse effects 34.1

6. Pneumonia and influenza 33.5

7. Diabetes mellitus 21.7

8. HIV infection 14.5

9. Suicide 11.7

10. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 9.7

11. Homicide and legal intervention 9.6

12. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis 9.6

13. Septicemia 8.0

14. Atherosclerosis 6.8

15. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 6.1