Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2009

Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- All Ages
All causes 99,896
Diseases of heart 24,891
Malignant neoplasms 24,159
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5,298
Cerebrovascular diseases 5,243
Accidents 3,958
Motor vehicle accidents 1,050
All other accidents 2,908
Alzheimer's disease 2,896
Diabetes mellitus 2,740
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 2,688
Influenza and pneumonia 2,412
Septicemia 1,993
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 1,166
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 1,111
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 893
Parkinsons's disease 882
Assault (homicide) 882
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 774
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 693
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 648
Aortic aneurysm and dissection 437
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 410
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile 354
Anemias 269
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease 251
 

 

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- Ages 1-4
All causes 187
Accidents 48
Motor vehicle accidents 18
All other accidents 30
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 27
Assault (homicide) 21
Malignant neoplasms 18

 

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- Ages 5-14
All causes 222
Malignant neoplasms 42
Accidents 36
Motor vehicle accidents 20
All other accidents 16
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 23
Assault (homicide) 21
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 11
Diseases of heart 10
Influenza and pneumonia 10

 

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- Ages 15-24
All causes 1,259
Accidents 419
Motor vehicle accidents 225
All other accidents 194
Assault (homicide) 344
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 138
Malignant neoplasms 81
Diseases of heart 56

 

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- Ages 25-44
All causes 4,467
Accidents 1,073
Motor vehicle accidents 343
All other accidents 730
Malignant neoplasms 661
Diseases of heart 618
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 400
Assault (homicide) 335
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 132
Cerebrovascular diseases 86
Diabetes mellitus 85
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease 83
Septicemia 78
Influenza and pneumonia 72
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 63
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 53
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 35

 

Leading Causes of Death, 2009 -- Ages 45-64
All causes 19,320
Malignant neoplasms 6,621
Diseases of heart 4,537
Accidents 1,046
Motor vehicle accidents 250
All other accidents 796
Diabetes mellitus 667
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 666
Cerebrovascular diseases 622
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 606
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 432
Septicemia 362
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 347
Influenza and pneumonia 285
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease 145
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 125
Assault (homicide) 109
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 107

 

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2009 -- Ages 65 and older
All causes 73,265
Diseases of heart 19,646
Malignant neoplasms 16,733
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4,545
Cerebrovascular diseases 4,517
Alzheimer's disease 2,855
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 2,279
Influenza and pneumonia 2,005
Diabetes mellitus 1,982
Septicemia 1,529
Accidents 1,286
Motor vehicle accidents 193
All other accidents 1,093
Parkinsons's disease 859
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 751
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 700
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 547
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 371





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