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10 Leading Causes of Deaths by Age Group - 1995 Age Groups Rank <1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total Congenital Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional HIV Malignant Malignant Heart Heart 1 Anomalies Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries 18,860 Neoplasms Neoplasms Disease Disease 6,554 2,280 1,612 1,932 13,842 13.435 44,186 87,898 615,426 737,563 Short Congenital Malignant Malignant Malignant Heart Heart Homicide HIV Malignant Malignant 2 Gestation Anomalies Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms Disease Disease 7,284 Neoplasms Neoplasms 3,933 503 11,894 695 523 17,110 34,498 68,240 381,142 538,455 Malignant Congenital Unintentional Unintentional Bronchitis Cerebro- Cerebro- 3 SIDS Homicide Suicide Suicide 3,397 Neoplasms Anomalies 405 4.784 6.292 Injuries Injuries Emphysema vascular vascular 488 242 14,225 9,261 Asthma 9,988 138,762 157,991 Respiratory Homicide Malignant Heart Cerebro- Bronchitis Bronchitis Homicide Suicide Homicide HIV 4 Distress Synd. Neoplasms Disease vascular Emphysema Emphysema 452 157 330 6.162 8,179 1,454 1,642 13,603 9,735 Asthma 88,478 Asthma 102,899 Maternal Heart Heart Congenital Heart Malignant Cerebro- Pneumonia Unintentional Suicide Diabetes 5 Complications Disease Disease Anomalies Disease Neoplasms vascular & Influenza 6.467 8,188 Injuries 1,309 251 130 207 1,039 4,875 5,473 74,297 93,320 Placenta Cord Heart Heart Liver Unintentional Pneumonia HIV HIV HIV Homicide Diabetes 6 Membranes Disease Disease Disease 629 4.118 Injuries & Influenza 210 123 962 164 3,461 6.743 44,452 5,247 82,923 Perinatal Pneumonia Pneumonia Bronchitis Congenital Cerebro- Liver Liver Unintentional Suicide Diabetes 7 Infections & Influenza & Influenza Emphysema Anomalies vascular Disease Disease 4.532 Injuries 788 156 73 Asthma 105 452 720 3,705 5,356 29,099 59,254 Unintentional Perinatal Benign Bronchitis Pneumonia Cerebro- Pneumonia Alzheimer's HIV Diabetes HIV 8 Injuries Period Neoplasms & Influenza & Influenza Disease 66 Emphysema vascular 787 87 50 Asthma 246 622 2,772 3,996 3,458 20,230 43,115 Pneumonia Bronchitis Benign Pneumonia Bronchitis Septicemia Diabetes Diabetes Suicide & Influenza Emphysema Nephritis Suicide 9 & Influenza 80 Emphysema Neoplasms 614 1,844 2.804 20,182 31.284 492 Asthma 38 55 207 Asthma 2,756 Intrauterine Cerebro- Pneumonia Cerebro- Liver Pneumonia Pneumonia Liver 10 Anemias HIV Hypoxia vascular & Influenza vascular Disease & Influenza & Influenza Septicemia Disease 31 2,320 16,899 475 57 55 172 604 1,480 2,079 25,222 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, April 1998