Leading Causes of Death - Young Adults
Leading causes of death in the United States - young adults
The top three causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Assault (homicide) and Self inflicted injury (suicide), accounted for close to three quarter (61.58 percent) of all deaths among young adults (ages 25 through 29) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 20%.
Top 20 Causes of Death - Young Adult (25 - 29)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Total Deaths |
No of Deaths |
Percent |
|
All Deaths |
17959 |
17959 |
100.00% |
| 1 |
Unintentional Injury |
|
6122 |
34.09% |
|
* MV Traffic |
|
3650 |
20.32% |
|
* Poisoning |
|
1310 |
7.29% |
|
* Drowning |
|
227 |
1.26% |
|
* Fall |
|
130 |
0.72% |
|
* Fire/burn |
|
113 |
0.63% |
|
* Other Spec., classifiable |
|
94 |
0.52% |
|
* Suffocation |
|
87 |
0.48% |
|
* Firearm |
|
75 |
0.42% |
|
* Other Land Transport |
|
70 |
0.39% |
|
* Other Transport |
|
69 |
0.38% |
|
* Pedestrian, Other |
|
64 |
0.36% |
|
* Unspecified |
|
63 |
0.35% |
|
* Struck by or Against |
|
59 |
0.33% |
|
* Natural/ Environment |
|
43 |
0.24% |
|
* Machinery |
|
31 |
0.17% |
|
* Other Spec., NEC |
|
27 |
0.15% |
|
* Pedal cyclist, Other |
|
6 |
0.03% |
|
* Cut/pierce |
|
4 |
0.02% |
| 2 |
Homicide |
|
2514 |
14.00% |
| 3 |
Suicide |
|
2423 |
13.49% |
| 4 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
|
1258 |
7.00% |
| 5 |
Heart Disease |
|
1076 |
5.99% |
| 6 |
HIV |
|
500 |
2.78% |
| 7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
|
229 |
1.28% |
| 8 |
Congenital Anomalies |
|
213 |
1.19% |
| 9 |
Cerebrovascular |
|
183 |
1.02% |
| 10 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
|
135 |
0.75% |
| 11 |
Septicemia |
|
119 |
0.66% |
| 12 |
Chronic Respiratory Disease |
|
116 |
0.65% |
| 13 |
Nephritis |
|
107 |
0.60% |
| 14 |
Anemias |
|
83 |
0.46% |
| 15 |
Complicated Pregnancy |
|
82 |
0.46% |
| 16 |
Liver Disease |
|
77 |
0.43% |
| 17 |
Benign Neoplasms |
|
62 |
0.35% |
| 18 |
Viral Hepatitis |
|
37 |
0.21% |
| 19 |
Hypertension |
|
36 |
0.20% |
| 20 |
Pneumonitis |
|
31 |
0.17% |
|
All Others |
|
2556 |
14.23% |
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005
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