Table 17 Five Leading Causes of Death by Sex and Age Group Texas Residents, 2015

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 1-14 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 584 20.4 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 226 7.9 38.7
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 72 2.5 12.3
3 Congenital Malformations 47 1.6 8.0
4 Assault [Homicide] 40 1.4 6.8
5 Diseases of the Heart 21 0.7 3.6
All Other Causes 178 6.2 30.5

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 1-14 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 380 13.9 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 104 3.8 27.4
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 55 2.0 14.5
3 Congenital Malformations 34 1.2 8.9
4 Diseases of the Heart 22 0.8 5.8
5 Assault [Homicide] 21 0.8 5.5
All Other Causes 144 5.3 37.9

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 15-24 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 1,906 91.0 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 809 38.6 42.4
2 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 375 17.9 19.7
3 Assault [Homicide] 317 15.1 16.6
4 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 83 4.0 4.4
5 Diseases of the Heart 45 2.1 2.4
All Other Causes 277 13.2 14.5

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 15-24 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 756 38.7 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 324 16.6 42.9
2 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 100 5.1 13.2
3 Assault [Homicide] 59 3.0 7.8
4 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 45 2.3 6.0
5 Diseases of the Heart 29 1.5 3.8
All Other Causes 199 10.2 26.3

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 25-34 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 2,954 147.7 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 1,091 54.5 36.9
2 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 479 23.9 16.2
3 Assault [Homicide] 351 17.5 11.9
4 Diseases of the Heart 218 10.9 7.4
5 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 156 7.8 5.3
All Other Causes 659 32.9 22.3

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 25-34 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 1,294 67.5 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 344 17.9 26.6
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 207 10.8 16.0
3 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 122 6.4 9.4
4 Diseases of the Heart 91 4.7 7.0
5 Assault [Homicide] 74 3.9 5.7
All Other Causes 456 23.8 35.2

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 35-44 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 3,768 205.9 100.0
1 Accidents [Injuries] 882 48.2 23.4
2 Diseases of the Heart 619 33.8 16.4
3 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 426 23.3 11.3
4 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 387 21.2 10.3
5 Assault [Homicide] 201 11.0 5.3
All Other Causes 1,253 68.5 33.3

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 35-44 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 2,378 127.4 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 581 31.1 24.4
2 Diseases of the Heart 352 18.9 14.8
3 Accidents [Injuries] 343 18.4 14.4
4 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 149 8.0 6.3
5 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 81 4.3 3.4
All Other Causes 872 46.7 36.7

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 45-54 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 8,575 494.1 100.0
1 Diseases of the Heart 1,979 114.0 23.1
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 1,648 95.0 19.2
3 Accidents [Injuries] 990 57.0 11.5
4 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 608 35.0 7.1
5 Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 477 27.5 5.6
All Other Causes 2,873 165.5 33.5

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 45-54 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 5,370 303.0 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 1,584 89.4 29.5
2 Diseases of the Heart 875 49.4 16.3
3 Accidents [Injuries] 470 26.5 8.8
4 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 262 14.8 4.9
5 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 227 12.8 4.2
All Other Causes 1,952 110.2 36.4

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 55-64 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 16,707 1,118.5 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 4,546 304.3 27.2
2 Diseases of the Heart 4,272 286.0 25.6
3 Accidents [Injuries] 938 62.8 5.6
4 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 875 58.6 5.2
5 Diabetes Mellitus 633 42.4 3.8
All Other Causes 5,443 364.4 32.6

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 55-64 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 10,862 686.1 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 3,607 227.8 33.2
2 Diseases of the Heart 1,975 124.7 18.2
3 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 583 36.8 5.4
4 Diabetes Mellitus 496 31.3 4.6
5 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 467 29.5 4.3
All Other Causes 3,734 235.9 34.4

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 65-74 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 20,937 2,292.2 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 6,254 684.7 29.9
2 Diseases of the Heart 5,196 568.9 24.8
3 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,344 147.1 6.4
4 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 900 98.5 4.3
5 Diabetes Mellitus 800 87.6 3.8
All Other Causes 6,443 705.4 30.8

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 65-74 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 15,628 1,519.0 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 4,775 464.1 30.6
2 Diseases of the Heart 3,046 296.1 19.5
3 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,240 120.5 7.9
4 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 805 78.2 5.2
5 Diabetes Mellitus 600 58.3 3.8
All Other Causes 5,162 501.7 33.0

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Male Ages 75+ 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 41,144 7,870.4 100.0
1 Diseases of the Heart 11,228 2,147.8 27.3
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 7,697 1,472.4 18.7
3 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 2,709 518.2 6.6
4 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 2,498 477.8 6.1
5 Alzheimer's Disease 2,478 474.0 6.0
All Other Causes 14,534 2,780.2 35.3

 

Five Leading Causes of Death 
Female Ages 75+ 
Texas Residents, 2015 
(Rates per 100,000 Population) 
Cause Number Rate Percent
All Causes 53,644 7,152.3 100.0
1 Diseases of the Heart 13,144 1,752.5 24.5
2 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 7,315 975.3 13.6
3 Alzheimer's Disease 5,772 769.6 10.8
4 Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 4,372 582.9 8.2
5 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3,389 451.9 6.3
All Other Causes 19,652 2,620.2 36.6

 

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