| LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH | ||||||||
| Nebraska - Selected Years | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||
| Rank | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent |
| 1 | Heart Disease | 25.5 | Heart Disease | 24.3 | Heart Disease | 23.1 | Heart Disease | 23.1 |
| 2 | Cancer | 22.3 | Cancer | 22.4 | Cancer | 23.0 | Cancer | 22.8 |
| 3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 6.7 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 6.6 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 6.2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 6.0 |
| 4 | Chronic Lung Disease | 4.8 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.4 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.3 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.3 |
| 5 | Accidents | 5.1 | Accidents | 4.7 | Accidents | 4.6 | Accidents | 4.4 |
| 6 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.1 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.2 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.4 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.4 |
| 7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 3.0 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.9 | Diabetes Mellitus | 3.1 |
| 8 | Pneumonia | 2.3 | Pneumonia | 2.3 | Pneumonia | 2.2 | Pneumonia | 2.2 |
| 9 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.9 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.6 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.6 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.8 |
| 10 | Suicide | 1.1 | Suicide | 1.2 | Suicide | 1.3 | Essential Hypertension | 1.9 |
| All Other Causes | 24.4 | All Other Causes | 25.2 | All Other Causes | 26.3 | All Other Causes | 26.2 | |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |||||
| Rank | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent |
| 1 | Heart Disease | 28.0 | Heart Disease | 27.3 | Heart Disease | 28.0 | Heart Disease | 25.6 |
| 2 | Cancer | 22.6 | Cancer | 22.3 | Cancer | 22.7 | Cancer | 21.6 |
| 3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.4 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.1 |
| 4 | Chronic Lung Disease | 4.8 | Chronic Lung Disease | 4.9 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.3 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.1 |
| 5 | Accidents | 4.3 | Accidents | 4.2 | Accidents | 5.0 | Accidents | 4.5 |
| 6 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.7 | Alzheimer's Disease | 2.8 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.1 | Alzheimer's Disease | 3.0 |
| 7 | Pneumonia | 2.7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.6 | Pneumonia | 2.7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.6 |
| 8 | Alzheimer's Disease | 2.4 | Pneumonia | 1.9 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.6 | Pneumonia | 2.6 |
| 9 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.7 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.9 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.8 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 2.0 |
| 10 | Intentional Self-Harm | 1.3 | Suicide | 1.2 | Suicide | 1.3 | Suicide | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes | 22.4 | All Other Causes | 23.4 | All Other Causes | 20.3 | All Other Causes | 24.9 | |
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |||||
| Rank | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent |
| 1 | Heart Disease | 32.3 | Heart Disease | 32.3 | Heart Disease | 31.2 | Heart Disease | 28.8 |
| 2 | Cancer | 21.5 | Cancer | 21.2 | Cancer | 21.6 | Cancer | 21.9 |
| 3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.4 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.6 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.5 |
| 4 | Accidents | 4.1 | Accidents | 4.3 | Accidents | 4.4 | Accidents | 4.3 |
| 5 | Chronic Lung Disease | 3.8 | Chronic Lung Disease | 3.9 | Chronic Lung Disease | 3.9 | Chronic Lung Disease | 5.7 |
| 6 | Pneumonia | 3.6 | Pneumonia | 3.6 | Pneumonia | 3.9 | Pneumonia | 2.7 |
| 7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.2 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.0 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.2 | Nutritional Deficiencies | 2.7 |
| 8 | Arteriosclerosis | 1.4 | Alzheimer's Disease | 1.4 | Arteriosclerosis | 1.4 | Diabetes Mellitus | 2.4 |
| 9 | Alzheimer's Disease | 1.4 | Arteriosclerosis | 1.3 | Alzheimer's Disease | 1.3 | Alzheimer's Disease | 2.1 |
| 10 | Suicide | 1.2 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.2 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.2 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 1.0 |
| All Other Causes | 21.1 | All Other Causes | 21.4 | All Other Causes | 21.3 | All Other Causes | 20.9 | |
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | |||||
| Rank | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent | Cause of Death | Percent |
| 1 | Heart Disease | 38.5 | Heart Disease | 38.0 | Heart Disease | 34.6 | Heart Disease | 33.5 |
| 2 | Cancer | 17.0 | Cancer | 20.4 | Cancer | 21.3 | Cancer | 22.1 |
| 3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 9.5 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 10.0 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.8 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 7.6 |
| 4 | Accidents | 6.4 | Accidents | 5.5 | Pneumonia | 4.7 | Pneumonia | 4.2 |
| 5 | Pneumonia | 2.9 | Pneumonia | 2.9 | Accidents | 4.1 | Accidents | 3.7 |
| 6 | Cerebral Hemorrhage | 2.8 | Arteriosclerosis | 2.2 | Chronic Lung Disease | 2.6 | Chronic Lung Disease | 3.6 |
| 7 | Arteriosclerosis | 2.3 | Chronic Lung Disease | 1.9 | Arteriosclerosis | 1.7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1.9 |
| 8 | Diseases of Early Infancy | 2.0 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1.4 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1.7 | Arteriosclerosis | 1.5 |
| 9 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1.9 | Suicide | 1.1 | Suicide | 1.1 | Alzheimer's Disease | 1.2 |
| 10 | Emphysema | 1.9 | Certain Perinatal Conditions | 1.0 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1.1 | Suicide | 1.2 |
| All Other Causes | 14.8 | All Other Causes | 15.4 | All Other Causes | 19.3 | All Other Causes | 19.5 | |
| Source: Nebraska Health & Human Services System, Department of Regulation and Licensure, 2007 Vital Statistics Report, 2009 | ||||||||
| Last Updated: | 8/20/2009 | |||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||
| email: | michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov | |||||||