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Leading Causes of Death
Females—United States, 2001

Below are the leading causes of death in females for 2001.

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Asian or Pacific Islander Females
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Shortened Terms and Unabridged Equivalents
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Leading Causes of Death Archive

All Races, Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01all.pdf

All Races, Females	Percent*
1. Heart Disease	29.3
2. Cancer	21.6
3. Stroke	8.1
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	5.1
5. Diabetes	3.1
6. Alzheimer's disease	3.1
7. Unintentional injuries	2.9
8. Influenza and pneumonia	2.8
9. Kidney disease	1.7
10. Septicemia	1.5

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

White Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01white.pdf

White Females, All Ages	Percent*
1. Heart Disease	29.5
2. Cancer	21.7
3. Stroke	8.1
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	5.5
5. Alzheimer's disease	3.3
6. Influenza and pneumonia	2.9
7. Unintentional injuries	2.9
8. Diabetes	2.8
9. Kidney disease	1.5
10. Septicemia	1.4

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

Black Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01black.pdf

Black Females, All Ages	Percent*
1. Heart Disease	28.7
2. Cancer	20.8
3. Stroke	7.8
4. Diabetes	5.1
5. Kidney disease	2.9
6. Unintentional injuries	2.8
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	2.4
8. Septicemia	2.3
9. Influenza and pneumonia	2.1
10. HIV disease	1.8

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

American Indian Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01indian.pdf

American Indian Females, All Ages	Percent*
1. Cancer	19.1
2. Heart Disease	18.9
3. Unintentional injuries	8.2
4. Diabetes	6.7
5. Stroke	6.5
6. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	4.1
7. Chronic liver disease	4.1
8. Influenza and pneumonia	2.9
9. Kidney disease	2.4
10. Septicemia	1.3

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

Asian or Pacific Islander Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01asian.pdf

Asian or Pacific Islander Females, All Ages	Percent*
1. Cancer	27.0
2. Heart Disease	24.8
3. Stroke	10.9
4. Diabetes	3.7
5. Unintentional injuries	3.6
6. Influenza and pneumonia	3.2
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	2.5
8. Kidney disease	1.8
9. Hypertension	1.4
10. Alzheimer's disease	1.1

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

Hispanic Females by Age Group - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod/01hispanic.pdf

Hispanic Females, All Ages	Percent*
1. Heart Disease	25.7
2. Cancer	21.1
3. Stroke	6.9
4. Diabetes	6.1
5. Unintentional injuries	4.7
6. Influenza and pneumonia	2.8
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases	2.7
8. Kidney disease	1.9
9. Perinatal conditions	1.9
10. Chronic liver disease	1.8

*Percent of total deaths due to the cause indicated.

Shortened Terms and Unabridged Equivalents

Some terms in the leading causes of death table have been shortened from those used in the National Vital Statistics Report. Below is a listing of the shortened terms used in the table and their unabridged equivalents used in the report.

SHORTENED TERMS	UNABRIDGED TERMS
Benign neoplasms	In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
Birth Defects	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Bronchitis	Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
Cancer	Malignant neoplasms
Chronic liver disease	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosiss
Diabetes	Diabetes mellitus
Heart disease	Diseases of heart
HIV disease	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
Homicide	Assault (homicide)
Hypertension	Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
Kidney disease	Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Medical & surgical care complications	Complications of medical and surgical care
Perinatal conditions	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Pregnancy complications	Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Stroke	Cerebrovascular diseases
Suicide	Intentional self-harm
Unintentional injuries	Accidents (unintentional injuries)

Related Links

Leading Causes of Death in Males
http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nmhw/lcod.htm

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_09.pdf

Deaths/Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

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