Cause of death

All Origins

Hispanic

NH Black

NH White

All

3,589,163 (100)

393,576 (100)

727,982 (100)

2,327,606 (100)

Induced abortion

1,152,000 (32.1)

252,000 (64.0)

445,000 (61.1)

383,000 (16.4)

Diseases of the heart

599,413 (16.7)

29,611 (7.5)

68,811 (9.4)

485,779 (20.8)

Malignant neoplasms

567,628 (15.8)

29,935 (7.6)

63,967 (8.8)

457,189 (19.6)

Chronic lower respiratory disease

137,353 (3.8)

4,026 (1.0)

8,444 (1.1)

122,605 (5.3)

Cerebrovascular diseases

128,842 (3.6)

7,065 (1.8)

15,718 (2.1)

101,703 (4.4)

Unintentional injuries

118,021 (3.3)

10,654 (2.7)

11,810 (1.6)

91,416 (3.9)

Alzheimer’s disease

79,003 (2.2)

69,695 (3.0)

Diabetes mellitus

68,705 (1.9)

6,311 (1.6)

11,833 (1.6)

47,851 (2.0)

Influenza and pneumonia

53,692 (1.5)

3,679 (0.9)

42,752 (1.8)

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis

48,935 (1.4)

3,107 (0.8)

8,727 (1.2)

35,670 (1.5)

Suicide

36,909 (1.0)

30,813 (1.3)

Liver diseases

4,303 (1.1)

Homicide

3,179 (0.8)

7,733 (1.1)

Septicemia

6,131 (0.8)

HIV

5,307 (0.7)