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LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
There were 1.2 million deaths among females in 2000.
Diseases of the heart and malignant neoplasms (cancer)
accounted for
more than half of total deaths (365,953 and 267,009 deaths,
respectively).
Death rates from the four leading causes
of death among females vary by race/ethnicity. In 2000,
Black females
had the highest
death rates for diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms,
and cerebrovascular diseases (284.1, 196.6, and 78.1
per 100,000 females, respectively). Non-Hispanic White
females
had the highest death rates for chronic lower respiratory
diseases (41.5 per 100,000 females). Hispanic females
had the lowest rates of death for malignant neoplasms and
cerebrovascular
disease (100.6 and 48.6 per 100,000 females, respectively),
while Asian/Pacific Islander females had the lowest rates
of death for diseases of the heart and chronic lower
respiratory diseases (113.8 and 11.5 per 100,000 females,
respectively).
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