5 Leading Causes of Death, United States
 2008, All Races, Females

 

Age Groups

Rank
15-44

1
Unintentional
Injury
11,568

2
Malignant
Neoplasms
9,600

3
Heart
Disease
4,892

4
Suicide
3,343

5
Homicide
2,075
WISQARSTM Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics System