Table 7

Leading causes of premature death for San Francisco, By sex, 2003–2004

Rank
Underlying cause of death
YLL
YLL %a
Deaths
Average YLLb
ASYRc

Male






1
Violence/assault, all mechanisms
2879.9
3.9
115
25.0
419.8
2
Drug overdose, unintentional
2908.1
3.9
134
21.7
301.8
3
HIV/AIDS
6464.6
8.8
319
20.3
673.1
4
Self-inflicted injuries, all mechanisms
3026.2
4.1
152
19.9
330.2
5
Alcohol use disorders
2228.5
3.0
128
17.4
245.8
6
Cirrhosis of the liver
1586.9
2.2
97
16.4
177.3
7
Liver cancer
2035.6
2.8
154
13.2
248.0
8
Hypertensive heart disease
3379.0
4.6
287
11.8
413.4
9
Diabetes mellitus
1656.5
2.2
147
11.3
198.8
10
Lung, bronchus, and trachea cancers
4134.3
5.6
387
10.7
515.8
11
Colon and rectum cancers
1394.7
1.9
136
10.3
173.5
12
Ischemic heart disease
9853.9
13.4
1103
8.9
1246.1
13
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2241.5
3.0
269
8.3
293.1
14
Cerebrovascular disease
3420.2
4.6
418
8.2
439.3
15
Lower respiratory infections
1801.3
2.4
242
7.4
233.0







Female






1
HIV/AIDS
823.6
1.6
36
22.9
101.7
2
Drug overdose, unintentional
843.8
1.6
37
22.8
96.6
3
Self-inflicted injuries, all mechanisms
992.9
1.9
48
20.7
123.9
4
Breast Cancer
2975.1
5.8
222
13.4
335.8
5
Pancreas cancer
1122.4
2.2
105
10.7
121.4
6
Lung, bronchus, and trachea cancers
3376.2
6.6
326
10.4
361.4
7
Lymphomas and multiple myeloma
852.0
1.7
86
9.9
89.8
8
Colon and rectum cancers
1407.7
2.7
153
9.2
145.3
9
Diabetes mellitus
1207.9
2.4
141
8.6
122.1
10
Hypertensive heart disease
2214.9
4.3
269
8.2
226.1
11
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1651.8
3.2
211
7.8
166.0
12
Cerebrovascular disease
4221.3
8.2
614
6.9
406.6
13
Ischemic heart disease
6721.3
13.1
1017
6.6
646.3
14
Lower respiratory infections
1483.9
2.9
266
5.6
136.4
15
Alzheimer and other dementias
1414.1
2.8
305
4.6
118.3

a YLL% = YLL ÷ Total YLL from all causes (Step 1: used to select top 15 causes)

b Average YLL = YLL ÷ Deaths (Step 2: used to subrank top 15 causes)

c ASYR = Age-standardized YLL rate per 100,000 persons per year

Aragón et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:116   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-116