Table 13 Five leading causes of mortality burden (YLL) by sex and age, US, 1996
From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
| Â | Males | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | All ages | YLL | % of total | 0–4 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 10,529,540 | Â | Total | 652,949 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,806,420 | 17.16% | Perinatal conditions | 258,750 | 39.63% |
2 | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 777,726 | 7.39% | Congenital abnormalities | 127,080 | 19.46% |
3 | Motor vehicle accidents | 701,111 | 6.66% | Sudden infant death syndrome | 61,101 | 9.36% |
4 | HIV/AIDS | 575,297 | 5.46% | Motor vehicle accidents | 17,505 | 2.68% |
5 | Suicide | 1,028,947 | 9.77% | Lower respiratory infections | 17,259 | 2.64% |
Rank | 5–14 | YLL | % of total | 15–24 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 185,702 | Â | Total | 845,157 | Â |
1 | Motor vehicle accidents | 42,534 | 22.90% | Motor vehicle accidents | 263,631 | 31.19% |
2 | Homicide and violence | 15,729 | 8.47% | Homicide and violence | 210,534 | 24.91% |
3 | Drowning | 12,290 | 6.62% | Suicide | 131,075 | 15.51% |
4 | Congenital abnormalities | 10,634 | 5.73% | Drowning | 20,807 | 2.46% |
5 | Suicide | 8,483 | 4.57% | Poisoning | 18,087 | 2.14% |
Rank | 25–44 | YLL | % of total | 45–64 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 2,548,913 | Â | Total | 3,150,157 | Â |
1 | HIV/AIDS | 444,123 | 17.42% | Ischaemic heart disease | 763,334 | 24.23% |
2 | Motor vehicle accidents | 279,389 | 10.96% | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 372,984 | 11.84% |
3 | Suicide | 277,467 | 10.89% | Cerebrovascular disease | 115,851 | 3.68% |
4 | Homicide and violence | 207,217 | 8.13% | Cirrhosis of the liver | 113,739 | 3.61% |
5 | Ischaemic heart disease | 171,437 | 6.73% | HIV/AIDS | 111,874 | 3.55% |
Rank | 65–74 | YLL | % of total | 75+ | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 1,786,501 | Â | Total | 1,360,161 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 484,267 | 27.11% | Ischaemic heart disease | 382,495 | 28.12% |
2 | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 253,281 | 14.18% | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 104,020 | 7.65% |
3 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 103,012 | 5.77% | Cerebrovascular disease | 99,208 | 7.29% |
4 | Cerebrovascular disease | 84,904 | 4.75% | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 85,031 | 6.25% |
5 | Colon/Rectum cancer | 62,395 | 3.49% | Prostate cancer | 64,236 | 4.72% |