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Health Status Report
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Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County, Illinois
DuPage County and Illinois Statistics
In the following section
DuPage County and Illinois mortality will be compared for rankable leading
causes of death in 1999. Sex, race and ethnic differences will be considered for
populations with more than 100 deaths. Age differences are also presented for
the leading causes of death in order to better understand the distribution of
leading causes relative to age.
In 1999 there were 5,632 deaths in DuPage County and 108,122 deaths in Illinois.
Based on population estimates, deaths rates calculated by the Illinois
Department
of Public Health were 621.8 per 100,000 DuPage County residents and 891.5 per
100,000 Illinois residents. Ninety-six percent of DuPage deaths were White, 2.2
percent were Asian, and 1.4 percent were Black. Ninety-eight percent of DuPage
deaths were non-Hispanic.
Leading Causes for DuPage County and Illinois Residents
The top ten leading causes of death for DuPage County and Illinois residents in
1999 are presented in Figure 1. Heart disease, malignant neoplasms (cancer), and
cerebrovascular disease (stroke) were the top three causes of death in the
County
and the State. In DuPage County these top three leading causes of death
accounted for 62.2 percent of all deaths in 1999. Chronic lower respiratory
disease was the forth leading cause of death, followed by influenza and
pneumonia, and accidents (unintentional injuries), which were ranked fifth and
sixth respectively. Rounding out the top ten leading causes of death for DuPage
County and Illinois residents were diabetes mellitus (7th), Alzheimer’s disease
(8th), nephritis (9th), and septicemia (10th).
Variations in the top ten leading causes of death between DuPage County and
Illinois residents were minimal in 1999. A less than one percent difference in
the distribution of causes was apparent in nine of the top ten causes of death.
Figure 1. Leading Causes of Death: 1999, All Ages, Races, and Ethnicity,
ICD-10 3’4
One rankable cause of death, where
the difference was greater than one percent
(1.9 %), was malignant neoplasm (cancer) deaths. However, when the five major
cancer death areas are compared separately, there was little variation in the
distribution of cancer deaths. See Table 3. Lung cancer was the leading cause
of cancer deaths in DuPage County and Illinois residents in 1999.
Table 3. Comparison of cancer deaths in Illinois and DuPage
County 5’6
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1999 Cancer Deaths |
Lung |
Colorectal |
Breast |
Prostate |
Cervical |
Others |
| DuPage |
1,407 |
26.9% |
9.5% |
8.0% |
5.2% |
0.9% |
49.5% |
| Illinois |
25,024 |
26.8% |
11.0% |
8.0% |
5.7% |
0.9% |
47.6% |
Age Differences
Leading causes of death vary considerably by age. See Table 4. The leading cause
of death for age groups from 1-4, 5-14, and 15-24 years for DuPage residents in
1999 was accidents. Malignant neoplasms were also an important cause of death in
these age categories. The leading cause of death for age groups from 25-44,
45-64, and 65-74 years for DuPage residents in 1999 was malignant neoplasms.
Heart disease and accidents were also notable causes of death in these age
categories. Accidents and suicide (intentional self-harm) combined accounted for
nearly 30 percent of all deaths in DuPage residents ages 25 to 44 years. Heart
disease, malignant neoplasms, and cerebrovascular disease were the leading
causes of death in DuPage residents 75 years and older. The leading causes of
mortality in infants and children under age one were short gestation and
congenital anomalies.
Table 4. Top Five Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County by Age: 1999
(ICD-10)
| Age Groups |
| |
<1 |
1 to 4 |
5 to 14 |
15 to 24 |
25 to 44 |
45 to 64 |
65 to 74 |
75 + |
| Total Deaths |
82 |
8 |
24 |
62 |
240 |
820 |
989 |
3,407 |
| 1 |
Short Gestation (22)
26.8% |
Accidents (4)
50.0% |
Accidents (5)
20.8% |
Accidents (32)
51.6% |
Malignant Neoplasms (48)
20.0% |
Malignant Neoplasms (357)
43.5% |
Malignant Neoplasms (356)
36.0% |
Heart Disease (1,177)
34.5% |
| 2 |
Congenital Anomalies (20)
24.3% |
Congenital Anomalies (1)
8.0% |
Malignant Neoplasms (5)
20.8% |
Suicide (7)
11.3% |
Accidents (46)
19.1% |
Heart Disease (191)
23.3% |
Heart Disease (273)
27.6% |
Malignant Neoplasms (636)
18.7% |
| 3 |
Maternal Pregnancy Comp. (6)
7.3% |
Malignant Neoplasms (1)
8.0% |
Homicide (2)
8.3% |
Malignant Neoplasms (4)
6.5% |
Heart Disease (39)
16.2% |
Accidents (43)
5.2% |
Chr. Low. Respiratory Disease (59)
6.0% |
Cerebro - vascular Disease (319)
9.4% |
| 4 |
Respiratory Distress (8)
9.7% |
Homicide (1)
8.0% |
Congenital Anomalies (2)
8.3% |
Heart Disease (3)
4.8% |
Suicide (25)
10.4% |
Cerebro - vascular Disease (29)
3.5% |
Cerebro - vascular Disease (52)
5.2% |
Chr. Low. Respiratory Disease (172)
5.0% |
| 5 |
SIDS
(5)
5.6% |
Retardation (1)
8.0% |
Heart Disease (2)
8.3% |
Homicide (2)
3.2% |
Liver Disease (8)
3.3% |
Liver Disease (21)
2.6% |
Diabetes Mellitus (36)
3.6% |
Influenza & Pneumonia (140)
4.1%
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Sex Differences
In Table 5 and 6 the top ten leading causes of death for males and females in
DuPage County are presented. The top three leading causes of death for males and
females in DuPage County; which are heart disease, malignant neoplasms, and
cerebrovascular disease, were the same. These causes account for 61 percent of
all deaths in females and 63.6 percent of all deaths in males.
Other similarities in cause of death among males and females were associated
with chronic lower respiratory disease (4th – females, 5th – males), influenza
and pneumonia (5th – females, 6th males), diabetes mellitus (7th – females, 7th
– males), and accidents (8th – females, 4th – males). The other leading causes
of death for females - Alzheimer’s disease (6th) and septicemia (9th) - were not
in the top ten causes of death for males. Liver disease and suicide, the ninth
and tenth leading causes of death for DuPage males respectively, were not in the
top ten causes of death for females. Sex differences in the rankable causes of
death for DuPage County residents were similar to State and National
differences. One exception, homicide, the tenth leading cause of death for
Illinois males, was not among the top ten causes of death for DuPage males.
Table 5. Top Ten Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County Females: 1999
(ICD-10)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Percent |
|
All Deaths |
3,071 |
100.0% |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
922 |
30.0% |
| 2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
695 |
22.6% |
| 3 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
257 |
8.4% |
| 4 |
Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease |
142 |
4.6% |
| 5 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
104 |
3.4% |
| 6 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
93 |
3.0% |
| 7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
69 |
2.2% |
| 8 |
Accidents |
62 |
2.0% |
| 9 |
Septicemia |
55 |
1.8% |
| 10 |
Nephritis |
47 |
1.5% |
|
All Other Deaths |
625 |
20.4% |
Table 6. Top Ten Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County
Males: 1999
(ICD-10)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Percent |
|
All Deaths |
2,561 |
100.0% |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
765 |
29.9% |
| 2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
712 |
27.8% |
| 3 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
150 |
5.9% |
| 4 |
Accidents |
113 |
4.4% |
| 5 |
Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease |
109 |
4.3% |
| 6 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
75 |
2.9% |
| 7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
61 |
2.4% |
| 8 |
Nephritis |
47 |
1.8% |
| 9 |
Liver Disease |
37 |
1.4% |
| 10 |
Suicide |
36 |
1.4% |
|
All Other Deaths |
456 |
17.8% |
Race Differences
Figure 2 shows the distribution of leading causes of death for Asian and Pacific
Islanders (API) in DuPage County and Illinois for 1999. The Asian and Pacific
Islander population is the largest non-White race group in DuPage County
representing 7.9 percent of the total population (based on 2000 Census data).
There were 127 API deaths in DuPage County in 1999.
Comparisons can be made between the API population in DuPage County and the API
population in Illinois. In 1999, the top three leading causes of death for API
populations in DuPage County and Illinois were heart diseases, malignant
neoplasms, and cerebrovascular disease. Accidents were the forth leading cause
of death followed by chronic lower respiratory disease (5th). The proportion of
heart disease deaths among the API population of DuPage County was greater than
among the API population of Illinois by 3.9 percent. The proportion of accident
deaths among the API population of DuPage County was greater than among the API
population of Illinois by 3.4 percent. The proportion of malignant neoplasm
deaths among the API population of DuPage County was 5.3 percent less than the
proportion of deaths among the API population of Illinois.
Figure 2. Leading Causes of Death: 1999, Asian and Pacific Islanders, All
Ages, (ICD-10)
Comparisons can also be made
between the API population of DuPage County
(Figure 2) with the overall population DuPage County (Figure 1). Again, the top
three leading causes of death were the same. However, the proportion of
accident deaths, as the forth leading cause of death among the API population
(8.7%), was much greater than the proportion of accident deaths for the overall
DuPage County population (3.1%). Suicide deaths, among the API population of
DuPage County, were the ninth leading cause for 1999. Also among the top ten
leading causes of death in the API population of DuPage County, but not among
the top ten for the overall DuPage County population were congenital anomalies
(6th) and conditions arising in the perinatal period (10th). Infant deaths such
as congenital anomalies and conditions arising in the perinatal period were not
among the top ten causes of death for the overall DuPage County population.
Ethnic Differences
Figure 3 shows the distribution of leading causes of death for Hispanics in
DuPage County and Illinois for 1999. The Hispanic population represents 9.0
percent of the overall DuPage County population and 12.3 percent of the overall
Illinois population (based on 2000 Census data). There were 119 Hispanic deaths
in DuPage County in 1999. 2.1 percent of all deaths for DuPage County residents
were Hispanic.
Comparisons can be made between the Hispanic population of DuPage County and the
Hispanic population of Illinois. In 1999, the top two leading causes of death
for DuPage and Illinois Hispanics were heart diseases (1st) and malignant
neoplasms (2nd). Accidents were the third leading cause of death among Hispanics
in DuPage and in Illinois. In DuPage, accidents represented 10.1 percent of all
Hispanic deaths. The forth leading cause of death among DuPage and Illinois
Hispanics in 1999 was attributed to conditions arising in the perinatal period.
The proportion of this rankable cause of death to all causes was 9.2 percent for
DuPage Hispanics and 4.2 percent for Illinois Hispanics. The fifth leading cause
of death for DuPage Hispanics was septicemia, representing 4.2 percent of all
deaths. Septicemia deaths accounted for 2.1 percent of all deaths for Illinois
Hispanics. Cerebrovascular disease was the sixth leading cause of death for
DuPage and Illinois Hispanics. The other leading causes of death for DuPage
Hispanics in 1999 were other diseases of the respiratory system (7th),
Alzheimer’s disease (8th), congenital anomalies (9th) and influenza and
pneumonia (10th).
Figure 3. Leading Causes of Death: 1999, Hispanics, All Ages, ICD-10
7’8
Leading causes of death for
DuPage Hispanic can also be compared with the leading causes of death for all
DuPage County residents. It should be noted that DuPage Hispanics represent a
subset of the total DuPage population used for this comparison. In Table 7 and
Table 8 the top five leading causes of death for Hispanic and the all DuPage
County residents are presented.
Table 7. Top Five Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County Hispanic:
1999
(ICD-10)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Percent |
| 0 |
All Deaths |
119 |
100.0% |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
21 |
17.6% |
| 2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
17 |
14.3% |
| 3 |
Accidents |
12 |
10.1% |
| 4 |
Perinatal Period |
11 |
9.2% |
| 5 |
Septicemia |
5 |
4.2% |
|
All Other Deaths |
23 |
19.3% |
Table 8. Top Five Leading Causes of Death in DuPage County
Residents:
1999 (ICD-10)
| Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Percent |
| 0 |
All Deaths |
5,632 |
100.0% |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
1,687 |
30.0% |
| 2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
1,407 |
25.0% |
| 3 |
Cerebrovascular |
407 |
7.2% |
| 4 |
Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease |
251 |
4.5% |
| 5 |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
179 |
3.2% |
| |
All Others |
687 |
12.2% |
A significant point to be made
from reviewing this data is the relative ranking of accidents as
the third leading cause of death among DuPage Hispanics.
It is significant that a little more ten percent off all Hispanic deaths were
due to accidents. The same point can be made with perinatal period
deaths, the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic. A little more than
nine percent of all Hispanic deaths can be attributed to conditions that arose
in the perinatal period.
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1 HP 2010 …..
2 Anderson, RN, Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999, National Vital
Statistics Report
49(11) 2001.
3 Leading Causes of Death for Illinois: CDC WISQUARS
4 Leading Causes of Death for DuPage County: IDPH Vital Statistics
5 Illinois Cancer Deaths: IDPH IPLAN Data System
6 DuPage Cancer Deaths: IDPH Vital Statistics
7 Leading Causes of Death for Illinois: CDC WISQUARS
8 Leading Causes of Death for DuPage County: IDPH Vital Statistics
9 HP 2010
10 Community Health Status Report 2000
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