Leading Causes of Death - Younger Teens
Leading causes of death in the United States - young teenagers
The top three causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Malignant Neoplasms (cancer), and Self inflicted injury (suicide) accounted for more than half (56.56 percent) of all deaths among young teenagers (ages 10 through 14) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 21%.
Top 20 Causes of Death - Young Teen (10 - 14)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Total Deaths |
No of Deaths |
Percent |
|
All Deaths |
4132 |
4132 |
100.00% |
| 1 |
Unintentional Injury |
|
1542 |
37.32% |
|
* MV Traffic |
|
874 |
21.15% |
|
* Drowning |
|
162 |
3.92% |
|
* Fire/burn |
|
101 |
2.44% |
|
* Other Land Transport |
|
80 |
1.94% |
|
* Suffocation |
|
70 |
1.69% |
|
* Firearm |
|
34 |
0.82% |
|
* Poisoning |
|
28 |
0.68% |
|
* Other Transport |
|
27 |
0.65% |
|
* Pedestrian, Other |
|
26 |
0.63% |
|
* Fall |
|
24 |
0.58% |
|
* Struck by or Against |
|
22 |
0.53% |
|
* Other Spec., classifiable |
|
20 |
0.48% |
|
* Pedal cyclist, Other |
|
19 |
0.46% |
|
* Unspecified |
|
19 |
0.46% |
|
* Other Spec., NEC |
|
12 |
0.29% |
|
* Machinery |
|
11 |
0.27% |
|
* Natural/ Environment |
|
11 |
0.27% |
|
* Cut/pierce |
|
2 |
0.05% |
| 2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
|
535 |
12.95% |
| 3 |
Suicide |
|
260 |
6.29% |
| 4 |
Congenital Anomalies |
|
218 |
5.28% |
| 5 |
Homicide |
|
216 |
5.23% |
| 6 |
Heart Disease |
|
163 |
3.94% |
| 7 |
Chronic Respiratory Disease |
|
95 |
2.30% |
| 8 |
Cerebrovascular |
|
58 |
1.40% |
| 9 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
|
53 |
1.28% |
| 10 |
Septicemia |
|
53 |
1.28% |
| 11 |
Benign Neoplasms |
|
45 |
1.09% |
| 12 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
|
29 |
0.70% |
| 13 |
Anemias |
|
24 |
0.58% |
| 14 |
HIV |
|
21 |
0.51% |
| 15 |
Meningitis |
|
21 |
0.51% |
| 16 |
Perinatal Period |
|
16 |
0.39% |
| 17 |
Meningococcal Infection |
|
14 |
0.34% |
| 18 |
Nephritis |
|
12 |
0.29% |
| 19 |
Pneumonitis |
|
9 |
0.22% |
| 20 |
Liver Disease |
|
5 |
0.12% |
|
All Others |
|
743 |
17.98% |
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics Reports March 7, 2005
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