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________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Cause of death | 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | ____________________________|______|______|______|______|______| 5 to 14 years old All causes ............... 46.6 42.2 41.3 35.2 30.6 Motor vehicle accidents ..... 7.9 8.9 10.2 8.7 7.9 All other accidents ......... 11.3 9.8 9.9 9.4 7.1 Suicide ..................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 Males, white .............. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 Females, white ............. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 Males, all other races ..... 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 Females, all other races ... 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Homicide ................... 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.2 Males, white ............... 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.9 Females, white ............. 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.0 Males, all other races ..... 1.4 2.2 3.9 2.6 2.7 Females, all other races ... 1.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 Cancer .................... 6.8 6.5 6.0 4.8 4.3 Heart disease ............... 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 Pneumonia/influenza ......... 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.6 15 to 24 years old All causes ...............106.3 109.3 127.7 117.3 115.4 Motor vehicle accidents ..... 38.0 44.2 47.2 39.2 44.8 All other accidents ......... 18.1 17.5 21.5 21.1 16.9 Suicide ..................... 5.2 6.2 8.8 11.8 12.3 Males, white .............. 8.6 9.6 13.9 19.6 21.4 Females, white ............. 2.3 3.0 4.2 4.9 4.6 Males, all other races ..... 5.3 8.5 11.3 14.4 13.8 Females, all other races ... 1.5 3.1 4.1 3.9 2.7 Homicide ................... 5.9 6.8 11.7 13.7 15.6 Males, white ............... 4.4 4.9 7.9 11.2 15.5 Females, white ............. 1.5 1.8 2.7 4.0 4.7 Males, all other races ..... 43.7 51.8 92.0 82.0 74.5 Females, all other races ... 11.3 11.6 16.3 18.8 16.6 Cancer .................... 8.3 8.2 8.3 6.8 6.3 Heart disease ............... 4.0 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 Pneumonia/influenza ......... 3.0 2.2 2.4 1.7 0.8 ________________________________________________________________1/Data have been revised from previously published data.
_______________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Cause of death | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |1989 1/| 1990 ____________________________|______|______|______|______|_______|______ 5 to 14 years old All causes .............. 26.3 26.0 25.6 25.8 25.7 24.0 Motor vehicle accidents .... 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.9 All other accidents ........ 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 4.5 Suicide .................... 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 Males, white .............. 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Females, white ............ 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 Males, all other races .... 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 Females, all other races .. 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 (2/) (2/) Homicide ................... 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 Males, white .............. 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 Females, white ............ 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 Males, all other races .... 2.9 2.8 3.8 3.6 4.5 4.1 Females, all other races .. 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 Cancer ..................... 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 Heart disease .............. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 Pneumonia/influenza ........ 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 15 to 24 years old All causes .............. 95.9 102.3 99.4 102.1 97.6 99.2 Motor vehicle accidents .... 36.1 39.0 37.8 38.5 34.6 34.1 All other accidents ........ 12.3 12.2 11.1 11.0 10.2 9.8 Suicide .................... 12.9 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.0 13.2 Males, white .............. 22.7 23.6 22.7 23.4 22.5 23.2 Females, white ............ 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.2 Males, all other races .... 15.1 12.7 14.4 15.4 17.3 16.8 Females, all other races .. 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.4 2.7 Homicide ................... 12.1 14.2 14.0 15.4 16.5 19.9 Males, white .............. 11.2 12.5 11.2 11.5 12.3 15.4 Females, white ............ 3.6 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 Males, all other races .... 56.4 67.4 71.2 84.4 90.9 109.1 Females, all other races .. 12.4 14.5 15.5 15.0 14.4 15.5 Cancer ..................... 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 Heart disease .............. 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.5 Pneumonia/influenza ........ 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 ______________________________________________________________________
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume II - Mortality, Part A, various years.