Selected Causes of Death by Age Group of Males, Number and Rank: Pennsylvania Residents, 2002

 All Ages*Under 5 Years5 - 24 Years25 - 44 Years45 - 64 Years65 - 84 Years85 Years & Over
All Causes61,3177001,1933,62011,45931,74612,573
        
Diseases of Heart17,72610334883,1109,6344,448
Malignant Neoplasms14,92815653803,4259,1461,896
Cerebrovascular Disease3,089210523551,688981
Chronic Lower Respiratory Dis.2,83046243001,831663
Accidents2,92237543884634572252
Nontransport Accidents1,71927173511391413204
Motor Vehicle Accidents1,145836035322814947
Other Transport Accidents582102015101
        
Diabetes Mellitus1,682-373373976257
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis1,4172131157821405
Alzheimer's Disease736--18365362
Influenza & Pneumonia1,250412696609514
Septicemia1,13511737183665232
        
Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)1,091-16742932615118
Chronic Liver Dis. and Cirrhosis716--8633926427
Parkinson's Disease596--110400185
Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease331-186717184
In Situ, Benign, and Uncertain Neoplasms37121103722695
        
Perinatal Conditions3503471--2-
Assault (Homicide)4821418721049182
Atherosclerosis220---1810498
HIV Disease355-215917717-
Congenital Malformations, Deformations & Chromosomal Abnormalities19997172538201
        
Anemias105-27124737
Disorders of Biliary Tract & Pancreas134--14456312
Pneumoconiosis189---59787
Multiple Sclerosis65--834212
Phlebitis, Thrombophlebitis, Venous Embolism & Thrombosis61-13123213
        
Nutritional Deficiencies54--342522
Peptic Ulcer72--4143717
Cholelithiasis & Other Disorders of Gallbladder56-1-53218
Hernia291--5176
Epilepsy19-13573
        
All Other Causes8,1071541436541,6163,6881,836

*Includes any unknown ages.
Note: Rankings are not shown for causes with less than 5 deaths.

Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002
Prepared by the Pennsylvania State Data Center