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LCWK3
Deaths, Percent of Total Deaths, and Death Rates for the 15 Leading Causes of Death in Selected Age Groups, by Race and Sex: United States, 1999-2015
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LCWK3 show the 15 leading causes of death in selected age groups, by race (all races, white, black, American Indian, and Asian or Pacific Islander), and sex. The methodology for ranking causes is available in Deaths: Leading causes [PDF 4 MB]. Starting in data year 2015, this worktable is supplemental and will be gradually phased out. It is being replaced by a worktable showing the leading causes of death by combined race and Hispanic origin available from LCWK3_HR.
- LCWK3_2015 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 991 KB]
- LCWK3_2014 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 565 KB] (Revised 5/17/2017)
- LCWK3_2013 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 535 KB]
- LCWK3_2012 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 535 KB]
- LCWK3_2011 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 500 KB]
- LCWK3_2010 (53 pages of tables) [PDF – 537 KB]
- LCWK3_2009 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 546 KB]
- LCWK3_2008 (53 pages of tables) [PDF – 994 KB]
- LCWK3_2007 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 975 KB]
- LCWK3_2006 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 611 KB]
- LCWK3_2005 (51 pages of tables) [PDF – 611 KB]
- LCWK3_2004 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 2.7 MB]
- LCWK3_2003 (53 pages of tables) [PDF – 2.7 MB]
- LCWK3_2002 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 2.5 MB]
- LCWK3_2001 (53 pages of tables) [PDF – 1.6 MB]
- LCWK3_2000 (53 pages of tables) [PDF – 1.6 MB]
- LCWK3_1999 (52 pages of tables) [PDF – 1.6 MB]