Drug Induced Deaths in Perspective - 2003



2003 Mortality - Selected Causes
Underlying Cause Number % of Total ICD-10 Code(s)
Total, All Causes 2,448,288 100 --
Atherosclerotic Heart Disease 213,570 8.72 I25.1
Myocardial Infarction 170,562 6.97 I21
Lung Cancer 157,992 6.45 C34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 105,638 4.31 J44
Stroke 82,472 3.37 I64
Diabetes 74,219 3.03 E10-E14
Alzheimer's 63,457 2.59 G30
Pneumonia 63,371 2.59 J12-J18
Congestive Heart Failure 53,595 2.19 I50.0
Hypertension 53,393 2.18 I10-I13
Colon Cancer 46,868 1.91 C18
Unspec. Dementia 45,531 1.86 F03
Motor Vehicle 43,340 1.77 Multi - See NVS Report
Breast Cancer 42,000 1.72 C50
Renal (Kidney) Failure 41,737 1.70 N17-N18
Septicemia 34,069 1.39 A40-A41
Suicide 31,484 1.29 X60–X84,Y87.0
Prostate Cancer 29,554 1.21 C61
Drug Induced 28,723 1.17 Multi
Alcohol Induced 20,687 0.84 Multi - See NVS Report
Parkinson's 17,890 0.73 G20
Homicide 17,732 0.72 X85–Y09,Y87.1
Inhaled Food/Vomit 17,329 0.71 J69.0
Falls 17,229 0.70 W00-W19
Unspec/Ill-defined 14,913 0.61 R99
Urinary Tract Infection 13,836 0.57 N39.0
Skin Cancer 7,818 0.32 C43
Unspec. Exposure 6,630 0.27 X59
Obesity 4,021 0.16 E66
Fire 3,369 0.14 X00-X09


Sources:
National Center for Health Statistics,
Multiple Cause of Death Public Use Files, 2003

National Vital Statistics Reports
Volume 54, Number 13 April 19, 2006,
Deaths: Final Data for 2003

Centers for Disease Control, Wonder System

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