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All: 100% 6
6
4
4
2
2 0
0 −2 Canc: 25%
Heart: 30%
8
8
6 6
4
4
2
2
0 ChrRsp: 5.6%
0 CerVas: 5.3%
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6
8
4
6 2
4 0
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0 −4 Liver: 1.3%
Accid: 5.1%
8 20 40 60 80 100
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4 2
Acceleration −2 2 1 Infl: 2.4%
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5 Suic: 2.2%
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Nephr: 1.5% 6
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7 2
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4 −2
Diab: 2.6%
8 Sept: 1.1% 5 1
6 0
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4
5
2
0
0 Alzh: 1.5%
20 40 60 80 100 20 40 60 80 100
Age
Figure 10.2 Age-specific acceleration of mortality by cause of death. Data
averaged for the years 1999 and 2000 for non-Hispanic white males in the
United States from statistics distributed by the National Center for Health Statis-
tics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/, Worktable Orig291. The causes of mortality
are based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision http:
//www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/icd10des.htm. The diseases are: Heart
for diseases of the heart; CerVas for cerebrovascular diseases; Accid for acci-
dents (unintentional injuries); Infl for influenza and pneumonia; Suic for inten-
tional self-harm (suicide); Nephr for nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephro-
sis; Sept for septicemia; Canc for malignant neoplasms; ChrRsp for chronic
lower respiratory diseases; Liver for chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis; Diab
for diabetes mellitus; and Alzh for Alzheimer’s disease. From Frank (2004a).