Leading Causes of Death (Total)
Texas, 2014
(Rates Per 100,000 Population)
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
All Causes |
183,303 |
680.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of the Heart |
41,293 |
153.2 |
22.5 |
2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
38,727 |
143.7 |
21.1 |
3 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
9,852 |
36.5 |
5.4 |
4 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
9,642 |
35.8 |
5.3 |
5 |
Accidents |
9,598 |
35.6 |
5.2 |
6 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
6,755 |
25.1 |
3.7 |
7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
5,327 |
19.8 |
2.9 |
8 |
Septicemia |
4,102 |
15.2 |
2.2 |
9 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis |
3,997 |
14.8 |
2.2 |
10 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
3,663 |
13.6 |
2.0 |
|
All Other Causes |
50,347 |
186.8 |
27.5 |
Leading Causes of Death (White*)
Texas, 2014
(Rates Per 100,000 Population)
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
All Causes |
123,794 |
940.2 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of the Heart |
28,555 |
216.9 |
23.1 |
2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
26,660 |
202.5 |
21.5 |
3 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
8,101 |
61.5 |
6.5 |
4 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
6,602 |
50.1 |
5.3 |
5 |
Accidents |
5,998 |
45.6 |
4.8 |
6 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
5,119 |
38.9 |
4.1 |
7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
2,663 |
20.2 |
2.2 |
8 |
Septicemia |
2,474 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
9 |
Intentional Self-Harm |
2,392 |
18.2 |
1.9 |
10 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis |
2,311 |
17.6 |
1.9 |
|
All Other Causes |
32,919 |
250.0 |
26.6 |
Leading Causes of Death (Hispanic)
Texas, 2014
(Rates Per 100,000 Population)
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
All Causes |
37,629 |
352.3 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of the Heart |
7,543 |
70.6 |
20.0 |
2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
7,422 |
69.5 |
19.7 |
3 |
Accidents |
2,557 |
23.9 |
6.8 |
4 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
1,975 |
18.5 |
5.2 |
5 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
1,832 |
17.2 |
4.9 |
6 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
1,455 |
13.6 |
3.9 |
7 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
1,140 |
10.7 |
3.0 |
8 |
Septicemia |
1,020 |
9.6 |
2.7 |
9 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis |
1,011 |
9.5 |
2.7 |
10 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
851 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
|
All Other Causes |
10,823 |
101.3 |
28.8 |
Leading Causes of Death (Black)
Texas, 2014
(Rates Per 100,000 Population)
RANK |
CAUSE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
PERCENT |
|
All Causes |
21,880 |
703.4 |
100.0 |
1 |
Diseases of the Heart |
5,195 |
167.0 |
23.7 |
2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
4,645 |
149.3 |
21.2 |
3 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
1,275 |
41.0 |
5.8 |
4 |
Accidents |
1,043 |
33.5 |
4.8 |
5 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
832 |
26.7 |
3.8 |
6 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
690 |
22.2 |
3.2 |
7 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis |
675 |
21.7 |
3.1 |
8 |
Septicemia |
608 |
19.5 |
2.8 |
9 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
496 |
15.9 |
2.3 |
10 |
Assault |
425 |
13.7 |
1.9 |
|
All Other Causes |
5,996 |
192.8 |
27.4 |
Note: * Data for Other deaths are grouped within the White category.
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