II. Causes: Leading Causes of Death in U.S. (all ages)
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Accidental Trauma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pneumonia
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Suicide
- Chronic Liver Disease
III. Causes: Leading Causes of Death in Worldwide
- Hypertension (7.8 million per year)
- Tobacco Abuse (5.0 million per year)
- Hyperlipidemia (3.9 million per year)
- Malnutrition (3.8 million per year)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (3.0 million per year)
- Poor diet (2.8 million per year)
- Obesity (2.5 million per year)
- Sedentary lifestyle (2.0 million per year)
- Alcohol Abuse (1.9 million per year)
- Indoor Air Pollution from solid fuels (1.8 million per year)
- Unsafe water and poor sanitation (1.6 million per year)
IV. Causes: Leading Causes of Cancer Death (U.S. in 1998)
- Lung Cancer (160,100 deaths per year)
- Colorectal Cancer (56,500 deaths per year)
- Breast Cancer (43,900 deaths per year)
- Prostate Cancer (39,200 deaths per year)
- Cervical Cancer (4,900 deaths per year)
V. Causes: Leading underlying causes of death
- Tobacco Abuse (18.1%)
- Inadequate diet and activity (15.2%)
- Alcohol (3.5%)
- Infections such as Influenza (3.1%)
- Toxin exposure such as passive Tobacco exposure (2.3%)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents (1.8%)
- Firearms (1.2%)
- Sexual behavior (0.8%)
- Illicit Drugs (0.7%)
VI. References
- Weismiller (2012) Board Review Express, San Jose
- Landi (1998) CA Cancer J Clin 48:6-29 [PubMed]
- Mokdad (2004) JAMA 291:1238-45 [PubMed]
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| Definition (NCI) | The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area, expressed as deaths per 1000 per year. |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | The state of being mortal (destined to die). Mortality also refers to the death rate, or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time. Mortality may be reported for people who have a certain disease, live in one area of the country, or who are of a certain gender, age, or ethnic group. |
| Definition (MSH) | All deaths reported in a given population. |
| Concepts | Quantitative Concept (T081) |
| MSH | D009026 |
| SnomedCT | 409651001 |
| English | Mortalities, Mortality, Mortality Vital Statistics, Mortality rates, MORTAL, mortalities, death rate, mortality rating, mortality rate, mortality rates, mortality, Death rate, Mortality rate (observable entity), Mortality rate, Mortality Rate |
| Swedish | Dödlighet |
| Czech | mortalita |
| Finnish | Kuolevuus |
| Russian | SMERTNOST', UROVEN' SMERTNOSTI, СМЕРТНОСТЬ, УРОВЕНЬ СМЕРТНОСТИ |
| Japanese | 致命率, 死亡率 |
| Croatian | MORTALITET |
| Polish | Współczynnik zgonów, Wskaźnik przypadków śmiertelnych, Wskaźnik zgonów, Umieralność |
| Norwegian | Dødelighet, Mortalitet |
| Spanish | Estadísticas de Mortalidad, tasa de mortalidad (entidad observable), tasa de mortalidad, Mortalidad |
| Portuguese | Estatísticas de Mortalidade, Mortalidade |
| French | Mortalité |
| German | Sterblichkeit, Mortalität |
| Dutch | Mortaliteit, Sterftecijfer |
| Italian | Mortalità |
Ontology: Aspects of mortality statistics (C0026566)
| Definition (MSH) | Used with human and veterinary diseases for mortality statistics. For deaths resulting from various procedures statistically but for a death resulting in a specific case, use FATAL OUTCOME, not /mortality. |
| Concepts | Quantitative Concept (T081) |
| MSH | Q000401 |
| English | MO, MORTAL, Aspects of mortality statistics, mortality |
Ontology: External causes of morbidity and mortality (C0478681)
| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| ICD10 | V01-Y98.9 |
| SnomedCT | 219440004 |
| English | Extern caus morbid/mortal, External causes of morbidity and mortality, [X]Extern caus morbid/mortal, [X]External causes of morbidity and mortality, [X]External causes of morbidity and mortality (navigational concept), [X]External causes of morbidity and mortality (finding) |
| Spanish | causas externas de morbilidad y mortalidad (hallazgo), [X]causas externas de morbilidad y mortalidad (concepto para navegación), [X]causas externas de morbilidad y mortalidad, causas externas de morbilidad y mortalidad |
