Leading Causes of Death - Toddler
Leading causes of death in the United States - toddlers
The top three causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Congenital Anomalies (abnormality at birth) and Assault (homicide), accounted for more than half (53.4 percent) of all deaths among toddlers (ages 1 through 4) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 11%.
Top 20 Causes of Death - Toddler (1 - 4)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Total Deaths |
No of Deaths |
Percent |
|
All Deaths |
4858 |
4858 |
100.00% |
| 1 |
Unintentional Injury |
|
1641 |
33.78% |
|
* MV Traffic |
|
533 |
10.97% |
|
* Drowning |
|
454 |
9.35% |
|
* Fire/burn |
|
226 |
4.65% |
|
* Suffocation |
|
139 |
2.86% |
|
* Pedestrian, Other |
|
83 |
1.71% |
|
* Fall |
|
37 |
0.76% |
|
* Poisoning |
|
31 |
0.64% |
|
* Natural/ Environment |
|
29 |
0.60% |
|
* Struck by or Against |
|
26 |
0.54% |
| 2 |
Congenital Anomalies |
|
530 |
10.91% |
| 3 |
Homicide |
|
423 |
8.71% |
| 4 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
|
402 |
8.28% |
| 5 |
Heart Disease |
|
165 |
3.40% |
| 6 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
|
110 |
2.26% |
| 7 |
Septicemia |
|
79 |
1.63% |
| 8 |
Chronic Respiratory Disease |
|
65 |
1.34% |
| 9 |
Perinatal Period |
|
65 |
1.34% |
| 10 |
Benign Neoplasms |
|
60 |
1.24% |
| 11 |
Cerebrovascular |
|
53 |
1.09% |
| 12 |
Acute Bronchititis |
|
23 |
0.47% |
| 13 |
Anemias |
|
21 |
0.43% |
| 14 |
Meningitis |
|
19 |
0.39% |
| 15 |
Nephritis |
|
14 |
0.29% |
| 16 |
Meningococcal Infection |
|
12 |
0.25% |
| 17 |
Pneumonitis |
|
7 |
0.14% |
| 18 |
HIV |
|
5 |
0.10% |
| 19 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
|
3 |
0.06% |
| 20 |
Hernia |
|
3 |
0.06% |
|
All Others |
|
1158 |
23.84% |
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005
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