Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2013
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 391 129.8 164.7 1 137.4 167.5
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 262 87.0 119.4 2 95.7 132.2
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 118 39.2 40.8 3 48.1 52.4
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 76 25.2 39.3 5 25.5 39.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 76 25.2 33.2 4 26.8 37.0
TOTAL DEATHS   1574 522.7 697.1   542.8 712.7
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2012
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 345 115.5 150.7 1 126.1 163.4
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 257 86.1 123.4 2 96.5 134.2
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 118 39.5 45.5 3 50.0 53.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 71 23.8 37.4 4 25.8 40.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 5 68 22.8 35.1 5 25.6 41.7
TOTAL DEATHS   1491 499.4 691.7   535.2 722.4
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2011
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 345 116.5 159.1 1 129.2 173.9
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 273 92.2 141.3 2 101.6 147.8
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 136 45.9 49.8 3 53.1 57.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 68 23.0 34.5 4 26.7 41.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 5 64 21.6 36.2 5 23.4 39.4
TOTAL DEATHS   1478 499.0 717.3   533.3 744.6
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2010
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 325 111.4 164.1 1 123.9 176.1
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 263 90.1 141.9 2 99.5 151.3
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 133 45.6 52.9 3 51.5 58.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 70 24.0 41.7 5 23.5 40.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 60 20.6 32.8 4 24.8 41.5
TOTAL DEATHS   1409 482.8 738.5   525.3 771.4
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2009
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 334 115.5 176.7 1 127.7 184.5
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 261 90.2 140.2 2 101.7 159.2
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 115 39.8 42.1 3 48.4 53.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 67 23.2 43.4 4 27.9 49.9
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 5 65 22.5 40.2 5 23.2 42.1
TOTAL DEATHS   1357 469.2 718.7   517.5 769.5
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2008
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 354 125.1 184.0 1 124.6 180.9
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 241 85.2 145.9 2 91.1 149.4
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 121 42.8 47.8 3 48.2 54.0
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 67 23.7 42.9 5 24.6 44.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 64 22.6 41.4 4 26.5 45.4
TOTAL DEATHS   1347 476.2 739.5   509.5 768.6
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2007
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 326 116.0 183.4 1 123.1 184.0
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 229 81.5 142.7 2 89.5 153.6
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 118 42.0 45.7 3 52.2 56.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 4 68 24.2 48.1 4 25.4 45.4
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 5 63 22.4 48.8 5 22.9 46.7
TOTAL DEATHS   1363 484.8 779.0   510.2 785.4
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2006
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 296 105.0 172.6 1 115.8 178.7
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 251 89.1 168.8 2 93.5 169.0
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 91 32.3 37.1 3 46.4 52.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 67 23.8 44.1 4 25.8 47.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 42 14.9 28.3 5 20.6 38.1
Diabetes (E10-E14) 5 42 14.9 25.4 7 16.2 26.3
TOTAL DEATHS   1259 446.7 746.1   497.0 796.6
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2005
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 298 107.5 170.4 1 108.4 171.7
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 260 93.8 173.7 2 92.2 164.7
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 89 32.1 35.6 3 46.6 50.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 69 24.9 52.8 4 26.4 54.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 49 17.7 35.2 5 23.2 42.6
TOTAL DEATHS   1247 449.9 757.9   474.7 771.2
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2004
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 258 93.2 167.5 1 109.6 186.5
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 223 80.5 150.0 2 88.1 157.9
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 96 34.7 36.9 3 48.2 54.7
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 72 26.0 54.3 4 26.2 53.2
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 5 53 19.1 19.0 5 23.3 22.9
TOTAL DEATHS   1129 407.8 697.1   462.8 759.2
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2003
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 280 102.8 177.4 1 112.7 190.2
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 254 93.3 182.5 2 103.9 197.6
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 111 40.8 46.3 3 49.3 55.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 75 27.5 65.8 4 28.0 61.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 64 23.5 48.8 5 22.8 47.4
TOTAL DEATHS   1210 444.4 789.4   490.6 845.7
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2002
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 313 117.1 212.1 1 111.0 191.2
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 231 86.4 166.6 2 91.3 174.2
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 119 44.5 50.2 3 53.8 59.0
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 70 26.2 65.1 4 24.5 55.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 58 21.7 53.3 5 21.8 47.5
TOTAL DEATHS   1222 457.1 811.2   473.3 806.6
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2001
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 261 98.6 182.8 1 107.5 193.3
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 259 97.9 190.5 2 104.3 208.2
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 115 43.5 46.2 3 55.0 61.0
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 62 23.4 59.8 4 25.4 59.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 56 21.2 47.1 5 23.4 50.7
TOTAL DEATHS   1151 435.0 787.6   473.0 842.7
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

2000
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 271 104.1 186.2 1 112.9 209.6
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 227 87.2 200.0 2 97.1 213.1
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 84 32.3 40.5 3 54.2 63.9
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 81 31.1 76.6 4 27.0 65.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 43 16.5 38.6 6 21.1 47.6
TOTAL DEATHS   1053 404.6 780.4   466.4 872.5
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1999
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 1 229 88.3 216.6 2 90.0 206.2
Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 2 228 87.9 177.4 1 100.0 192.5
Unintentional Injuries (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 96 37.0 46.5 3 47.4 57.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 4 84 32.4 92.9 4 27.7 75.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 5 52 20.0 57.2 5 23.3 58.6
TOTAL DEATHS   1002 386.3 814.7   433.9 873.3
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1998
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 1 245 95.2 186.5 1 105.2 202.3
Diseases of the Heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) 2 216 84.0 211.5 2 90.6 219.9
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E869, E880-E929) 3 83 32.3 43.6 3 41.0 50.1
Cerebrovascular Diseases (430-434, 436-438) 4 74 28.8 89.4 4 24.8 68.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (490-494, 496) 5 38 14.8 39.9 6 18.0 43.5
TOTAL DEATHS   990 384.8 840.6   420.4 862.7
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1997
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 1 236 92.6 182.2 1 100.9 197.8
Diseases of the Heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) 2 188 73.8 217.3 2 89.9 236.4
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E869, E880-E929) 3 70 27.5 31.3 3 43.6 49.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases (430-434, 436-438) 4 57 22.4 68.4 4 21.5 64.2
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (E950-E959) 5 48 18.8 20.6 5 21.3 22.5
TOTAL DEATHS   950 372.9 847.6   424.2 902.6
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1996
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 1 273 107.8 243.4 1 107.6 222.5
Diseases of the Heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) 2 179 70.7 207.9 2 86.7 226.9
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E869, E880-E929) 3 91 35.9 43.7 3 53.5 63.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases (430-434, 436-438) 4 65 25.7 90.7 4 23.3 72.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (490-494, 496) 5 46 18.2 59.4 6 19.0 51.7
TOTAL DEATHS   979 386.6 909.4   433.7 928.8
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1995
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 1 229 90.6 198.1 1 95.1 203.7
Diseases of the Heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) 2 199 78.7 226.5 2 91.1 244.3
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E869, E880-E929) 3 136 53.8 68.7 3 54.9 63.1
Cerebrovascular Diseases (430-434, 436-438) 4 59 23.3 86.3 4 24.4 83.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (490-494, 496) 5 41 16.2 50.1 6 18.0 46.8
TOTAL DEATHS   1028 406.8 928.8   427.2 929.2
1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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Top Five Leading Causes of Death1 for Anchorage2

1994
Cause of Death (ICD-10 Codes) Rank Deaths Crude Rate3 Age-Adjusted
Rate4		 AK Rank AK Crude Rate3 AK Age-Adjusted
Rate4
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 1 225 88.8 221.2 1 94.2 213.6
Diseases of the Heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) 2 198 78.1 247.1 2 88.9 247.9
Unintentional Injuries (E800-E869, E880-E929) 3 93 36.7 44.2 3 53.1 61.6
Cerebrovascular Diseases (430-434, 436-438) 4 56 22.1 88.7 5 20.3 65.7
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (E950-E959) 5 55 21.7 22.9 4 24.6 25.2
TOTAL DEATHS   940 370.8 976.1   410.6 934.8

1 Leading causes with less than 3 deaths are not reported.
2 Borough or Census Area
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.
 
 
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