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Leading Causes of Death by Race
Los Angeles County, 2003
Total Population
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
TOTAL POPULATION
Leading Causes of Death
(Overall Numbers) |
Leading Causes of Premature* Death |
|
Rank & Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Premature Death Rank |
Rank & Cause of Death |
| Total deaths, all
causes |
61,026 |
--- |
--- |
| 1. Coronary heart
disease |
16,320 |
1 |
1. Coronary heart
disease |
| 2. Stroke |
4,249 |
8 |
2. Homicide |
| 3. Lung cancer |
3,150 |
5 |
3. Motor vehicle
crash |
| 4. Emphysema |
2,796 |
13 |
4. Suicide |
| 5. Pneumonia &
influenza |
2419 |
18 |
5. Lung cancer |
| 6. Diabetes |
2,178 |
9 |
6. Drug overdose |
| 7. Colorectal
cancer |
1,450 |
12 |
7. Liver disease |
| 8. Alzheimer's
disease |
1,285 |
51 |
8. Stroke |
| 9. Breast cancer |
1,084 |
11 |
9. Diabetes |
| 10. Homicide |
1,066 |
2 |
10. HIV |
WHITE
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Leading Causes of Death |
Leading Causes of Premature* Death |
|
Rank & Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Premature Death Rank |
Rank & Cause of Death |
| Total deaths, all
causes |
34,105 |
--- |
--- |
| 1. Coronary heart
disease |
10,003 |
1 |
1. Coronary heart
disease |
| 2. Stroke |
2,441 |
9 |
2. Lung cancer |
| 3. Emphysema |
1,989 |
7 |
3. Suicide |
| 4. Lung cancer |
1,942 |
2 |
4. Drug overdose |
| 5. Pneumonia &
influenza |
1,475 |
17 |
5. Motor vehicle
crash |
| 6. Alzheimer's
disease |
957 |
46 |
6. Liver disease |
| 7. Diabetes |
835 |
10 |
7. Emphysema |
| 8. Colorectal
cancer |
824 |
12 |
8. Breast cancer |
| 9. Breast cancer |
576 |
8 |
9. Stroke |
| 10. Pancreatic
cancer |
462 |
16 |
10. Diabetes |
HISPANIC
Leading Causes of Death
(Overall Numbers) |
Leading Causes of Premature* Death |
|
Rank & Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Premature Death Rank |
Rank & Cause of Death |
| Total deaths, all
causes |
12,803 |
--- |
--- |
| 1. Coronary heart
disease |
2,632 |
3 |
1. Homicide |
| 2. Stroke |
755 |
6 |
2. Motor vehicle
crash |
| 3. Diabetes |
719 |
5 |
3. Coronary heart
disease |
| 4. Homicide |
520 |
1 |
4. Liver disease |
| 5. Liver disease |
498 |
4 |
5. Diabetes |
| 6. Motor vehicle
crash |
418 |
2 |
6. Stroke |
| 7. Pneumonia &
influenza |
411 |
19 |
7. Suicide |
| 8. Lung cancer |
381 |
13 |
8. Drug overdose |
| 9. Emphysema |
311 |
29 |
9. HIV |
| 10. Breast cancer |
243 |
10 |
10. Breast cancer |
BLACK
Leading Causes of Death
(Overall Numbers) |
Leading Causes of Premature* Death |
|
Rank & Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Premature Death Rank |
Rank & Cause of Death |
| Total deaths, all
causes |
8,517 |
--- |
--- |
| 1. Coronary heart
disease |
2,269 |
2 |
1. Homicide |
| 2. Stroke |
584 |
5 |
2. Coronary heart
disease |
| 3. Lung cancer |
451 |
4 |
3. HIV |
| 4. Diabetes |
378 |
7 |
4. Lung cancer |
| 5. Homicide |
369 |
1 |
5. Stroke |
| 6. Emphysema |
287 |
12 |
6. Motor vehicle
crash |
| 7. Pneumonia &
influenza |
271 |
17 |
7. Diabetes |
| 8. Colorectal
cancer |
211 |
10 |
8. Drug overdose |
| 9. Breast cancer |
161 |
9 |
9. Breast cancer |
| 10. High blood
pressure & related kidney disease |
159 |
16 |
10. Colorectal
cancer |
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
Leading Causes of Death
(Overall Numbers) |
Leading Causes of Premature* Death |
|
Rank & Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Premature Death Rank |
Rank & Cause of Death |
| Total deaths, all
causes |
5,352 |
--- |
--- |
| 1. Coronary heart
disease |
1,352 |
1 |
1. Coronary heart
disease |
| 2. Stroke |
462 |
6 |
2. Lung cancer |
| 3. Lung cancer |
367 |
2 |
3. Motor vehicle
crash |
| 4. Pneumonia &
influenza |
250 |
17 |
4. Homicide |
| 5. Diabetes |
233 |
10 |
5. Suicide |
| 6. Emphysema |
198 |
32 |
6. Stroke |
| 7. Colorectal
cancer |
170 |
8 |
7. Breast cancer |
| 8. Liver cancer |
157 |
9 |
8. Colorectal
cancer |
| 9. Stomach cancer |
107 |
11 |
9. Liver cancer |
| 10. Breast cancer |
102 |
7 |
10. Diabetes |
*Death before age 75
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services
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