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Table 2A-1 Leading Causes of Death and Rates for Those Causes in 1900 and 2003, United States
|
Rank 1900
|
Cause of Death
|
Rate per 100,000 Population
1900
|
2003*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
All Causes
|
1,719,1
|
841.9
|
|
2
|
Influenza and pneumonia, except pneumonia of newborn
|
202.2
|
22.4
|
|
3
|
Tb, all forms
|
194.4
|
NA+
|
|
4
|
Gastroenteritis
|
142.7
|
NA
|
|
5
|
Disease of Heart
|
137.4
|
235.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
Cerebrovascular diseases
|
106.9
|
54.2
|
|
7
|
Accidents and adverse effects
|
72.3
|
37.6++
|
|
8
|
Malignant Neoplasms
|
64.0
|
191.5
|
|
9
|
Certain diseases of early infancy
|
62.6
|
NA
|
|
10
|
Diphtheria
|
40.3
|
NA
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Crude death rate; +No longer listed among the top 10; ++Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Source: Friis & Sellers, 4th Edition, p. 92.
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