Women's Leading Cause of Death - 2002
Leading causes of death statistics for women by race/ethnicity in 2002.
In order to understand women?Ĵs issues it is important to understand what diseases are endings women?Ĵs lives. Clearly heart disease (28.6%) and cancer (21.6%) are among two of the major diseases.
Leading Cause of Death - All Women - 2002
- Heart Disease (28.6%)
- Cancer (21.6%)
- Stroke (8.0%)
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (5.2%)
- Alzheimer?Ĵs Disease (3.4%)
- Diabetes (3.1%)
- Unintentional Injuries (3.0%)
- Influenza and Pneumonia (3.0%)
- Kidney Disease (1.7%)
- Septicemia (1.5%)
Leading Cause of Death - White Women - 2002
- Heart Disease (28.8%)
- Cancer (21.6%)
- Stroke (8.1%)
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (5.6%)
- Alzheimer?Ĵs Disease (3.6%)
- Influenza and Pneumonia (3.1%)
- Unintentional Injuries (3.0%)
- Diabetes (2.8%)
- Kidney Disease (1.6%)
- Septicemia (1.4%)
Leading Cause of Death - Black Women - 2002
- Heart Disease (28.3%)
- Cancer (20.9%)
- Stroke (7.7%)
- Diabetes (5.2%)
- Kidney Disease (2.8%)
- Unintentional Injuries (2.7%)
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (2.4%)
- Septicemia (2.4%)
- Influenza and Pneumonia (2.2%)
- HIV Disease (1.8%)
Leading Cause of Death ?Ĭ Asian or Pacific Islander Women ?Ĭ 2002
- Cancer (26.9%)
- Heart Disease (25%)
- Stroke (10.8%)
- Diabetes (4.0%)
- Unintentional Injuries (3.9%)
- Influenza and Pneumonia (3.0%)
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (3.6%)
- Kidney Disease (1.8%)
- Alzheimer?Ĵs Disease (1.3%)
- Hypertension (1.2%)
Leading Cause of Death ?Ĭ Hispanic Women ?Ĭ 2002
- Heart Disease (25.4%)
- Cancer (21.2%)
- Stroke (6.7%)
- Diabetes (6.1%)
- Unintentional Injuries (4.7%)
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (2.8%)
- Influenza and Pneumonia (2.8%)
- Perinatal Conditions (2.0%)
- Alzheimer?Ĵs Disease (2.0%)
- Chronic Liver Disease (1.9%)
*Hispanic women may be of any race and are included in the other categories. Information gathered 7-12-05.