92 45 92d Congress 2d Session } COMMITTEE PRINT LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN SELECTED AREAS OF THE WORLD PREPARED FOR THE SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE UNITED STATES SENATE 86-456 DECEMBER 1972 Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia JACOB K. JAVITS, New York J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland ADLAI E. STEVENSON III, Illinois STEWART E. MCCLURE, Staff Director ROBERT E. NAGLE, General Counsel ROY H. MILLENSON, Minority Staff Director SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, EDUCATION. AND LABOR PROGRAMS HAROLD E. HUGHES, Iowa, Chairman HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado ROBERT TAFT, JR., Ohio MARY ELLEN MILLER, Professional Staff Member MARVIN B. JONES, Professional Staff Member (II) LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN SELECTED AREAS OF THE WORLD By FREEMAN H. QUIMBY CYNTHIA B. CHAPMAN CORABELL C. BENNETT Science Policy Research Division II. Comparison of deaths from selected diseases in various countries.. III. The effect of age group on the number of deaths due to the three leading causes of death in industrialized countries... IV. Average remaining years of life at 45 to 65 years of age in 14 indus- trialized countries, and increases in life expectancy by elimination V. Current leading causes of mortality in the United States. II. The Location of Twelve Cities Discussed in "Patterns of Urban Mor- 26 TABLES 1-4. Mortality from neoplasms, cardiovascular diseases and accidents 5. Percentage of death due to all accidents, by age and sex, in three regions 7. Annual age-adjusted death rates from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 population at ages 15 to 74 years, by sex in each city, 1962-64.. 8. Annual age-adjusted death rates from four groups of cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 population at ages 15 to 74 years, by sex in each |