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Mortality Table C2.  Leading Causes of Death for Residents, 2006
Rank Causes of Death and ICD-10 Codes Number Percent1 Cumulative Percent
All Causes 45,878 100.0
1 Malignant Neoplasms (C00-C97) 11,003 24.0 24.0
2 Diseases of the Heart (I00-I09,I11,I13,I20-I51) 10,551 23.0 47.0
3 Cerebrovascular Diseases (I60-I69) 2,711 5.9 52.9
4 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) 2,648 5.8 58.7
5 Unintentional Injury (Accident) (V01-X59,Y85-Y86) 2,646 5.8 64.4
6 Alzheimer's Disease (G30) 2,466 5.4 69.8
7 Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14) 1,539 3.4 73.2
8 Influenza and Pneumonia (J10-J18) 810 1.8 74.9
9 Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) (X60-X84,Y87.0) 796 1.7 76.7
10 Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis (K70,K73-K74) 592 1.3 78.0
  All Other Causes 10,116 22.0 100.0
1 Percents may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 01/2008.

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