Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage

2006
  Rank Deaths Crude Rate2 Age-Adjusted Rate3 AK Rank AK Crude Rate2 AK Age-Adjusted Rate3
All Residents Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 294 104.0 170.0 1 116.0 175.1
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 246 87.0 161.3 2 92.1 160.0
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 91 32.2 37.1 3 46.9 52.0
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 65 23.0 41.9 4 26.3 47.0
Diabetes (E10-E14) 5 41 14.5 24.7 7 16.3 25.5
TOTAL DEATHS   1252 442.7 728.7   494.3 767.5
Females Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 153 109.3 164.2 1 115.2 166.8
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 112 80.0 139.1 2 78.4 129.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 3 37 26.4 45.2 3 30.0 50.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 25 17.9 30.0 5 24.5 40.7
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 5 19 13.6* 15.0* 4 24.8 27.7
TOTAL DEATHS   594 424.3 658.2   449.0 673.9
Males Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 141 98.7 179.2 1 116.7 185.9
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 134 93.8 182.6 2 105.1 192.5
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 72 50.4 62.6 3 67.8 76.4
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 28 19.6 35.9 5 22.7 42.0
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 5 27 18.9 20.1 4 29.7 31.5
TOTAL DEATHS   658 460.7 804.7   537.4 866.9
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
3 Crude Rates are per 100,000 population.
4 Age-Adjusted rates are per 100,000 U.S. year 2000 standard population.
* Rates based on fewer than 20 occurrences are statistically unreliable and should be used with caution.
**Rates based on fewer than 6 occurrences are not reported.
 
 
The Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
Last updated: 01/23/08

 

Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage

2005
  Rank Deaths Crude Rate2 Age-Adjusted Rate3 AK Rank AK Crude Rate2 AK Age-Adjusted Rate3
All Residents Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 298 107.2 164.1 1 109.0 169.3
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 260 93.5 167.6 2 92.7 161.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 89 32.0 35.2 3 46.9 50.6
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 69 24.8 50.9 4 26.5 53.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 49 17.6 34.2 5 23.4 41.9
TOTAL DEATHS   1244 447.2 730.7   475.1 754.2
Females Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 131 95.0 134.6 1 100.0 145.0
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 97 70.4 118.6 2 71.2 120.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 3 34 24.7 43.8 3 29.4 51.6
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 4 28 20.3 22.6 4 28.5 30.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 25 18.1 29.7 5 24.5 39.0
Diabetes (E10-E14) 5 25 18.1 28.0 6 13.6 21.8
TOTAL DEATHS   528 383.0 588.9   420.6 639.8
Males Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 167 119.2 202.3 1 117.5 200.6
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 163 116.3 227.8 2 113.1 205.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 61 43.5 47.8 3 64.3 70.1
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 35 25.0 60.6 5 23.8 55.1
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 5 30 21.4 23.3 4 29.4 30.4
TOTAL DEATHS   714 509.6 901.5   526.5 877.1
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
3 Crude Rates are per 100,000 population.
4 Age-Adjusted rates are per 100,000 U.S. year 2000 standard population.
* Rates based on fewer than 20 occurrences are statistically unreliable and should be used with caution.
**Rates based on fewer than 6 occurrences are not reported.
 
 
The Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
Last updated: 01/23/08

 

Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage

2004
  Rank Deaths Crude Rate2 Age-Adjusted Rate3 AK Rank AK Crude Rate2 AK Age-Adjusted Rate3
All Residents Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 258 92.9 162.5 1 110.1 184.0
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 223 80.3 145.6 2 88.5 155.5
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 96 34.6 36.7 3 48.4 54.9
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 72 25.9 52.6 4 26.3 52.3
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 5 53 19.1 19.2 5 23.6 23.5
TOTAL DEATHS   1129 406.7 678.8   464.3 748.8
Females Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 113 82.2 131.1 1 97.7 151.7
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 99 72.0 124.6 2 69.5 119.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 3 36 26.2 48.7 3 28.8 52.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 4 28 20.4 21.5 4 26.3 30.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 22 16.0 26.1 5 21.9 36.2
TOTAL DEATHS   508 369.7 583.2   403.8 631.9
Males Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 145 103.4 207.1 1 121.7 222.9
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 124 88.4 165.5 2 106.3 193.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 68 48.5 51.9 3 69.3 79.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 36 25.7 56.3 5 24.0 50.3
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 5 34 24.2 24.7 4 35.0 35.0
TOTAL DEATHS   621 442.9 786.3   521.6 870.5
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
3 Crude Rates are per 100,000 population.
4 Age-Adjusted rates are per 100,000 U.S. year 2000 standard population.
* Rates based on fewer than 20 occurrences are statistically unreliable and should be used with caution.
**Rates based on fewer than 6 occurrences are not reported.
 
 
The Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
Last updated: 01/23/08

 

Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage

2003
  Rank Deaths Crude Rate2 Age-Adjusted Rate3 AK Rank AK Crude Rate2 AK Age-Adjusted Rate3
All Residents Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 280 102.6 172.9 1 113.0 187.8
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 254 93.0 178.1 2 104.2 194.5
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 111 40.7 46.0 3 49.4 55.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 75 27.5 64.4 4 28.1 60.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 64 23.4 47.5 5 22.8 46.6
TOTAL DEATHS   1210 443.2 772.4   491.7 834.1
Females Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 134 99.3 150.5 1 102.4 157.7
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 103 76.3 136.9 2 85.3 152.6
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 3 49 36.3 71.0 3 34.0 63.4
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 4 39 28.9 31.6 4 31.5 34.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 35 25.9 44.8 5 22.3 39.7
TOTAL DEATHS   560 415.0 673.0   439.3 715.0
Males Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 1 151 109.4 231.5 2 122.1 245.0
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 2 146 105.7 208.0 1 123.0 227.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 72 52.1 62.4 3 66.3 76.2
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 4 37 26.8 30.8 4 29.4 33.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 29 21.0 53.5 5 23.4 57.0
TOTAL DEATHS   650 470.7 894.4   541.1 960.2
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
3 Crude Rates are per 100,000 population.
4 Age-Adjusted rates are per 100,000 U.S. year 2000 standard population.
* Rates based on fewer than 20 occurrences are statistically unreliable and should be used with caution.
**Rates based on fewer than 6 occurrences are not reported.
 
 
The Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
Last updated: 01/23/08

 

Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage

2002
  Rank Deaths Crude Rate2 Age-Adjusted Rate3 AK Rank AK Crude Rate2 AK Age-Adjusted Rate3
All Residents Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 313 116.9 206.6 1 111.2 189.5
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 231 86.3 162.5 2 91.5 172.8
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 119 44.4 49.9 3 53.9 59.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 70 26.1 63.5 4 24.5 55.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 58 21.7 51.9 5 21.9 47.0