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<br /> 30 <br /> <br />eading Causes o eath and isease <br />Orange County’s top priority health issues predominantly encompass social determinants of health and <br />health behaviors. These are actionable areas for public health intervention geared towards preventing <br />death and disease. The top leading causes of death in Orange County are shown in figure 21. <br /> <br />eading Causes o eaths <br />Figure 21: eading Causes o eath, 2010 – 2014, Ag e-Adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,00046 <br /> <br />The top leading causes of death vary by age group and table 6 lists the top 3 leading causes of death for <br />each age group47. <br />Table 6: eading Causes o eath by age group <br />Age Group Rank Cause o eath # o eaths eath Rate <br />All Ages 1 All Cancers 947 158.6 <br />2 Heart Disease 676 118.4 <br />3 Cerebrovascular 188 34.1 <br /> # o eaths eath Rate <br />0-19 1 Perinatal 15 8.2 <br />2 Motor Vehicle 9 4.9 <br />3 Birth Defects 7 3.8 <br /> # o eaths eath Rate <br />20-39 1 Unintentional Injuries 22 10.4 <br />2 Suicide 21 9.9 <br />3 All Cancers 17 8 <br /> # o eaths eath Rate <br />40-64 1 All Cancers 280 127.3 <br />2 Diseases of the Heart 143 65 <br />3 Unintentional Injuries 45 20.5 <br /> # o eaths eath Rate <br />65-84 1 All Cancers 482 767.6 <br />2 Diseases of the Heart 275 437.9 <br />3 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 82 130.6 <br /> # o eaths eath Rate <br />85+ 1 Diseases of the Heart 248 2872.4 <br />2 All Cancers 162 1876.3 <br />3 Alzheimer's Disease 107 1239.3 <br />158.6 <br />118.4 <br />34.1 <br />27.7 <br />26.5 <br />24.4 <br />13.7 <br />13 <br />12.1 <br />10.4 <br />050100150200250 <br />Cancer <br />Stroke <br />Alzheimer's Disease <br />Pneumonia and influenza <br />Septicemis <br />Rate <br />Count