Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 1990
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

All Causes 102,697
Heart disease 35,158
Malignant neoplasms 24,443
Cerebrovascular disease 6,737
Pneumonia and influenza 3,957
Unintentional injuries 3,873
   (Motor vehicle) (1,807)
   (All other) (2,066)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other allied diseases 3,814
Diabetes mellitus 2,247
Congenital anomalies and perinatal conditions 1,660
Cirrhosis of liver 1,376
Homicide 1,335
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,186
Suicide 1,148
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 1-4
   
All Causes 315
Unintentional injuries 115
   (Motor vehicle) (26)
   (All other) (89)
Congenital anomalies 38
Malignant neoplasms 24
Homicide 23
Heart disease 10
Pneumonia and influenza 9
Meningitis 6
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 5
Infantile cerebral palsy 5
Anemia 5
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 5-14
   
All Causes 350
Unintentional Injuries 149
   (Motor vehicle) (78)
   (All other) (71)
Malignant neoplasms 37
Homicide 36
Congenital anomalies 22
Heart disease 13
Infantile cerebral palsy 9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 7
Benign neoplasms 7
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 15-24
   
All Causes 1,651
Unintentional Injuries 610
   (Motor vehicle) (463)
   (All other) (147)
Homicide 474
Suicide 192
Malignant neoplasms 89
Heart disease 53
Injuries undetermined origin whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 21
HIV infection 20
Congenital anomalies 20
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied diseases 15
Pneumonia and influenza 14
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 25-44
   
All Causes 6,453
Unintentional injuries 1,205
   (Motor vehicle) (610)
   (All other) (595)
Malignant neoplasms 1,001
Heart disease 763
HIV infection 621
Homicide 586
Suicide 478
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 342
Cerebrovascular disease 169
Pneumonia and influenza 118
Diabetes mellitus 108
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 45-64
   
All Causes 17,860
Malignant neoplasms 6,720
Heart disease 5,214
Unintentional injuries 703
   (Motor vehicle) (318)
   (All other) (385)
Cerebrovascular disease 690
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 555
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied diseases 542
Diabetes mellitus 453
Pneumonia and influenza 305
Suicide 249
HIV infection 180
 
   
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 1990 – Ages 65 and older
   
All Causes 73,978
Heart disease 29,078
Malignant neoplasms 16,568
Cerebrovascular disease 5,859
Pneumonia and influenza 3,468
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other allied conditions 3,188
Diabetes mellitus 1,679
Unintentional injuries 1,040
   (Motor vehicle) (306)
   (All other) (734)
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 962
Septicemia 841
General arteriosclerosis 737
 



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