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Los Angeles Times - November 13, 2007
Ages 1-4
1. Unintentional injury
2. Birth defects
3. Cancer
4. Homicide
5. Heart disease
6. Influenza, pneumonia
7. Septic infections
8. Perinatal period
9. Non-cancerous tumors
10. Respiratory disease
Ages 5-9
1. Unintentional injury
2. Cancer
3. Birth defects
4. Homicide
5. Heart disease
6. Respiratory disease
7. Non-cancerous tumors
8. Septic infections
9. Aneurysms, strokes
10. Influenza, pneumonia
Ages 10-14
1. Unintentional injury
2. Cancer
3. Suicide
4. Homicide
5. Birth defects
6. Heart disease
7. Respiratory disease
8. Influenza, pneumonia
9. Non-cancerous tumors
10. Aneurysms, strokes
Ages 15-24
1. Unintentional injury
2. Homicide
3. Suicide
4. Cancer
5. Heart disease
6. Birth defects
7. Aneurysms, strokes
8. HIV/AIDS
9. Influenza, pneumonia
10. Respiratory disease
Ages 25-34
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Cancer
5. Heart disease
6. HIV/AIDS
7. Diabetes
8. Aneurysms, strokes
9. Birth defects
10. Septic infections
Ages 35-44
1. Unintentional injury
2. Cancer
3. Heart disease
4. Suicide
5. HIV/AIDS
6. Homicide
7. Liver disease
8. Aneurysms, strokes
9. Diabetes
10. Influenza, pneumonia
Ages 45-54
1. Cancer
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
4. Liver disease
5. Suicide
6. Aneurysms, strokes
7. Diabetes
8. HIV/AIDS
9. Respiratory disease
10. Septic infections
Ages 55-64
1. Cancer
2. Heart disease
3. Respiratory disease
4. Diabetes
5. Aneurysms, strokes
6. Unintentional injury
7. Liver disease
8. Suicide
9. Kidney disease
10. Septic infections
Ages 65 and up
1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Aneurysms, strokes
4. Respiratory disease
5. Alzheimer's disease
6. Diabetes
7. Influenza, pneumonia
8. Kidney disease
9. Unintentional injury
10. Septic infections
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Sources: National Vital Statistics System; National Center for Health Statistics; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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