Leading causes of death by race
Oregon, 2006-2010
Ages 1 and older
Data source: Oregon Death Certificate File (Oregon Dept. of Human Services), corrected for misclassified AI/AN race
Rank
American Indian/Alaska Native
Non-Hispanic White
1
Cancer
21.2% (416)
Cancer
23.5% (28,154)
2
Heart disease
14.7% (288)
Heart disease
20.4% (24,452)
3
Unintentional injury
9.8% (193)
Chronic lower respiratory disease
6.2% (7,383)
4
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
7.1% (139)
Stroke
6.0% (7,193)
5
Diabetes
6.0% (118)
Unintentional injury
5.0% (6,023)
6
Liver disease
5.4% (106)
Alzheimer’s disease
4.1% (4,926)
7
Stroke
4.0% (78)
Diabetes
3.3% (3,927)
8
Suicide
2.9% (56)
Suicide
2.0% (2,340)
9
Influenza & pneumonia
1.8% (36)
Influenza & Pneumonia
1.5% (1,832)
10
Viral Hepatitis
1.4% (27)
Liver disease
1.5% (1,743)
Total deaths
(n) = number of deaths
1,962
119,769
Leading causes of death by age group
American Indian/Alaska Native
Oregon, 2006-2010
Rank
1
<1
Data source: Oregon Death Certificate File (Oregon Dept. of Human Services), corrected for misclassified AI/AN race
Age group
1-4
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Congenital
anomalies
(7)
Unintentional
injury
(7)
65+
Unintentional
injury
(26)
Unintentional
injury
(36)
Unintentional
injury
(41)
Cancer
(49)
Cancer
(95)
Cancer
(252)
Suicide
(14)
Suicide
(13)
Liver disease
(19)
Liver disease
(39)
Heart disease
(45)
Heart disease
(196)
T - Chronic
lower
respiratory
disease
(28)
Chronic lower
respiratory
disease
(98)
2
Unintentional
injury
(6)
3
T - Short
Gestation
comp.
Homicide
(9)
Heart Disease
(5)
Cancer
(13)
Unintentional
injury
(37)
4
T - SIDS
Heart disease
Homicide
Heart disease
(12)
Heart disease
(25)
T -Diabetes
(28)
Diabetes
(73)
5
Suicide
(10)
Diabetes
(13)
Liver disease
(23)
Stroke
(53)
6
Viral hepatitis
(6)
Stroke
(12)
Unintentional
Injuries
(21)
7
Chronic Lower
Respiratory
Disease
Total
154
33
14
15
70
86
(n) = number of deaths; if no number specified, the number of cases is too small to report (<5)
T = one or more causes tied for position
Blue shading = chronic conditions with potentially modifiable risk factors
Chronic Lower
Respiratory
Disease
(9)
273
Influenza &
pneumonia
(25)
Viral hepatitis
(11)
Unintentional
Injuries
(23)
361
989
Leading causes of death by age group
Non-Hispanic White
Oregon, 2006-2010
Data source: Oregon Death Certificate File (Oregon Dept. of Human Services)
Age group
Rank
<1
1-4
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Congenital
anomalies
(185)
Unintentional
injury
(63)
Unintentional
injury
(75)
Unintentional
injury
(536)
Unintentional
injury
(565)
Unintentional
injury
(610)
Cancer
(1,908)
Cancer
(5,001)
Heart disease
(20,793)
2
Short
gestation
(119)
Congenital
anomalies
(29)
Cancer
(37)
Suicide
(207)
Suicide
(273)
Cancer
(462)
Heart disease
(1,043)
Heart disease
(2,250)
Cancer
(20,539)
3
SIDS
(66)
Cancer
(15)
T - Congenital
anomalies,
Homicide (15)
Cancer
(64)
Cancer
(128)
Suicide
(423)
Unintentional
injury
(914)
Chronic lower
respiratory
disease
(762)
Stroke
(6,492)
4
Maternal
pregnancy
comp.
(47)
Homicide
(11)
T – Heart
disease,
Suicide (8)
Homicide
(46)
Heart disease
(60)
Heart disease
(262)
Suicide
(566)
Unintentional
injury
(722)
Chronic lower
respiratory
disease
(6,380)
5
Placenta/cord
/membranes
comp. (42)
Perinatal
period
(8)
Benign
neoplasm
(5)
Heart disease
(32)
Homicide
(57)
Liver disease
(125)
Liver disease
(465)
Diabetes
(606)
Alzheimer’s
(4,876)
6
Unintentional
injury
(31)
Septicemia
(7)
Influenza &
Pneumonia
Congenital
anomalies
(9)
Congenital
anomalies
(29)
Diabetes
(92)
Diabetes
(283)
Liver disease
(578)
Diabetes
(2,911)
7
Neonatal
hemorrhage
(28)
Heart disease
Diabetes
(8)
Diabetes
(26)
Homicide
(52)
Stroke
(199)
Suicide
(436)
Unintentional
injury
(2,538)
Total
770
231
1,045
1,500
2,788
7,604
14,072
92,312
1
217
(n) = number of deaths; if no number specified, the number of cases is too small to report (<5)
Blue shading = chronic conditions with potentially modifiable risk factors