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Population Growth in Silicon Valley, May 2015
Table 5: 15 Leading Causes of Death in Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties, 2010 and 2013 | ||||||
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| 2010 | 2013 | |||||
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Rate per 100,000 | Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Rate per 100,000 | |
| 1 | Malignant neoplasms | 3,559 | 142.4 | Diseases of heart | 3,495 | 148.3 |
| 2 | Diseases of heart | 3,167 | 126.7 | Malignant neoplasms | 3,321 | 140.9 |
| 3 | Alzheimer’s disease | 900 | 36 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 1,061 | 45 |
| 4 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 779 | 31.2 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 699 | 29.7 |
| 5 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 638 | 25.5 | Influenza and pneumonia | 542 | 23 |
| 6 | Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 570 | 22.8 | Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 491 | 20.8 |
| 7 | Diabetes mellitus | 457 | 18.3 | Alzheimer’s disease | 418 | 17.7 |
| 8 | Influenza and pneumonia | 416 | 16.6 | Diabetes mellitus | 367 | 15.6 |
| 9 | Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | 276 | 11 | Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 207 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 228 | 9.1 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 197 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 218 | 8.7 | Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | 131 | 5.6 |
| 12 | Parkinson’s disease | 184 | 7.4 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 121 | 5.1 |
| 13 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 95 | 3.8 | Parkinson’s disease | 121 | 5.1 |
| 14 | Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile | 71 | 2.8 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 99 | 4.2 |
| 15 | Viral hepatitis | 54 | 2.2 | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 97 | 4.1 |
Data Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Analysis:
Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies
Data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2013 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2013, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 15, 2015.
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