Top Ten Causes of Death for Various Age Ranges, 1996

These numbers are the annual death rates per 100,000 people. Motor vehicle accident deaths also indicate the percentage of total deaths they represent.

For every 100,000 people age 1 - 4 years

21.9 die by Illness: congenital=4.1, cancer=2.8, heart=1.3, pneumonia and influenza=1.1, HIV=1., other=11.6

13.9 by Accident: non-vehicular = 8.5, vehicular = 5.4 (14%)

2.5 Intentionally: homicide=2.5

38.3 total

	For every 100,000 people age 1 - 4 years
21.9	die by Illness: congenital=4.1, cancer=2.8, heart=1.3, pneumonia and influenza=1.1, HIV=1., other=11.6
13.9	by Accident: non-vehicular = 8.5, vehicular = 5.4 (14%)
2.5	Intentionally: homicide=2.5
38.3	total

For every 100,000 people age 5 - 14 years

10.9 die by Illness: cancer=2.7, congenital=1.2, heart=0.9, HIV=0.5, other=5.6

9.2 by Accident: vehicular=5.2 (24%), non-vehicular=4.

2.1 Intentionally: homicide=1.3, suicide=0.8

22 total

	For every 100,000 people age 5 - 14 years
10.9	die by Illness: cancer=2.7, congenital=1.2, heart=0.9, HIV=0.5, other=5.6
9.2	by Accident: vehicular=5.2 (24%), non-vehicular=4.
2.1	Intentionally: homicide=1.3, suicide=0.8
22	total

For every 100,000 people age 15 - 24 years

38.3 die by Accident: vehicular=29.3 (32%), non-vehicular=9

30.2 Intentionally: homicide=18.1, suicide=12.1

21.8 by Illness: cancer=4.5, heart=2.5, HIV=1.2, congenital=1.1, other=12.5

90.3 total

	For every 100,000 people age 15 - 24 years
38.3	die by Accident: vehicular=29.3 (32%), non-vehicular=9
30.2	Intentionally: homicide=18.1, suicide=12.1
21.8	by Illness: cancer=4.5, heart=2.5, HIV=1.2, congenital=1.1, other=12.5
90.3	total

For every 100,000 people age 25 - 44 years

120.1 die by Illness: HIV=27.2, cancer=26.4, heart=19.4, liver=5.1, other=42

31.7 by Accident: vehicular=17.3 (9.8%), non-vehicular=14.4

26.1 Intentionally: suicide=15, homicide=11.1

177.8 total

	For every 100,000 people age 25 - 44 years
120.1	die by Illness: HIV=27.2, cancer=26.4, heart=19.4, liver=5.1, other=42
31.7	by Accident: vehicular=17.3 (9.8%), non-vehicular=14.4
26.1	Intentionally: suicide=15, homicide=11.1
177.8	total

For every 100,000 people age 45 - 64 years

652.2 die by Illness: cancer=247.2, heart=190.8, cerebrovascular=28.9, pulmonary=23.9, other=161.4

30.4 by Accident: non-vehicular=16.1, vehicular=14.3 (2.0%)

25.5 Intentionally: suicide=14.4, homicide=I'm guessing 11

708 total

	For every 100,000 people age 45 - 64 years
652.2	die by Illness: cancer=247.2, heart=190.8, cerebrovascular=28.9, pulmonary=23.9, other=161.4
30.4	by Accident: non-vehicular=16.1, vehicular=14.3 (2.0%)
25.5	Intentionally: suicide=14.4, homicide=I'm guessing 11
708	total

For every 100,000 people age 65+ years

4956 die by Illness: heart=1810, cancer=1140.2, cerebrovascular=416.2, pulmonary=270.6, other=1319

90.3 by Accident: non-vehicular=68, vehicular=22.3 (0.44%)

25 Intentionally: I'm guessing around 25

5071.4 total

	For every 100,000 people age 65+ years
4956	die by Illness: heart=1810, cancer=1140.2, cerebrovascular=416.2, pulmonary=270.6, other=1319
90.3	by Accident: non-vehicular=68, vehicular=22.3 (0.44%)
25	Intentionally: I'm guessing around 25
5071.4	total

The above tables are in deaths per 100,000 people in the given age range. To calculate total numbers of deaths by various causes, we of need to know the total numbers of people in each age range, then multiply them by the rate for each cause of death. I've reverse-engineered the total number of people in each range based on the number of deaths and the rate per 100,000 (this comes to around 263.5 million people, so given another 4 million newborns it looks about right):

Age Range 1996 Qty

1-4 15,527,415

5-14 38,477,273

15-24 36,211,517

25-44 83,748,031

45-64 53,728,249

65+ 33,860,827

Age Range	1996 Qty
1-4	15,527,415
5-14	38,477,273
15-24	36,211,517
25-44	83,748,031
45-64	53,728,249
65+	33,860,827

By multiplying the people by the rates we get these totals: 116,070 people between the ages of 1 and 44 died of illness, 46,115 died by some type of accident, and 33,990 died by someone's intention.