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Death Data Tables > Cause of Death

These are the most recently-published Death tables with information on Cause of Death. To find the table you want, first select the geographic level of interest. Then identify the specific table title you want. Lastly, choose the format (PDF or Excel) you want to view the table in. You will need either the Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Microsoft Excel Viewer to view the data tables.

If the table you want is not available below, please check out the additional resources at the bottom of this page.

National and State Data

Number Title Format
VSCA 01-08 Deaths, Percent of Deaths, Death Rates, and Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Leading Causes of Death, 2004 PDF | Excel

State Data Only

Number Title Format
VSCA 05-07 Deaths And Age-Adjusted Death Rates For Leading Causes Of Death By Sex, California, 2000-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-08 Thirteen Leading Causes Of Death By Race/Ethnic Group And Sex, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-09A Leading Causes Of Male Deaths By Age And Race/Ethnic Group And Rates For All Races Combined, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-09B Leading Causes Of Female Deaths By Age And Race/Ethnic Group And Rates For All Races Combined, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-10 Ten Leading Causes Of Death, Death Rates, Age-Adjusted Death Rates, And Percent Changes By Sex, California, 2003-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-10A Ten Leading Causes Of Death, Death Rates, Age-Adjusted Death Rates And Percent Changes By Sex - Hispanic - California, 2003-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-10B Ten Leading Causes Of Death, Death Rates, Age-Adjusted Death Rates, And Percent Changes By Sex - Asian - California, 2003-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-10C Ten Leading Causes Of Death, Death Rates, Age-Adjusted Death Rates, And Percent Changes By Sex - Black - California, 2003-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-10D Ten Leading Causes Of Death, Death Rates, Age-Adjusted Death Rates, And Percent Changes By Sex - White/Other/Unknown - California, 2003-2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-11 Leading Causes of Death and Percent of Deaths by Race, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-12 Selected Detail From The Leading Causes of Death by Sex and Race/Ethnic Group, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-13 Nineteen Major Causes of Death, Death Rates, and Age-Adjusted Death Rates by Sex, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-14 Major Causes Of Death And Death Rates By Race/Ethnic Group, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-14A Major Causes Of Male Deaths And Death Rates By Race/Ethnic Group, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
VSCA 05-14B Major Causes Of Female Deaths And Death Rates By Race/Ethnic Group, California, 2004 PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Alcohol-Induced Deaths by Cause of Death, Race/Ethnicity and Sex, 2004  PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Alcohol-Induced Deaths Cause-Specific Death Rates, 2004  PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Alcohol-Induced Deaths by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sex, 2000-2004  PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Drug-Induced Deaths by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sex, 2000-2004 PDF 
Not Applicable Firearms Deaths In California 2001-2004 PDF
Not Applicable Homicide Deaths by Cause and Year of Occurrence, 2000-2004 PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Homicide Deaths by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sex, 2000-2004 PDF | Excel

State and County Data

Number Title Format
CHSP 01 Deaths Due to All Causes Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 02 Deaths Due to Motor Vehicle Crashes Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 03 Deaths Due to Unintentional Injuries Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 04 Deaths Due to Firearm Injuries Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 05 Deaths Due to Homicide Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 06 Deaths Due to Suicide Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 07 Deaths Due to All Cancers Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 08 Deaths Due to Lung Cancer Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 09 Deaths Due to Female Breast Cancer Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 10 Deaths Due to Coronary Heart Disease Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 11 Deaths Due to Cerebrovascular Disease Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 12 Drug-Induced Deaths Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF
CHSP 13 Deaths Due to Diabetes Ranked by Three-Year (2002-2004) Average Age-Adjusted Death Rate PDF

State, County, and City Health Department Data

Number Title Format
VSCA 05-20 Ten Leading Causes Of Death, California Counties And Selected City Health Departments, 2004 PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Alcohol-Induced Deaths, 2002-2004  PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Drug-Induced Deaths, 2002-2004  PDF
Not Applicable Firearms Deaths In California 2001-2004 PDF
Not Applicable Homicide Deaths by County of Residence, 2002-2004 PDF | Excel
Not Applicable Homicide Deaths by City Health Department, 2002-2004 PDF | Excel

ZIP Code Data Only

Number Title Format
Not Applicable Number of Deaths by Sex and Age of Decedent and Leading Cause of Death, 1989- 2004 Excel

Additional Resources

Only recently-published data tables are posted above. Tables numbered VSCA ##-## are from the Vital Statistics of California reports; those numbered CHSP ## are from the County Health Status Profiles reports. If the table you want is not available above, try:


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