Ten Leading Causes of Death: District of Columbia Residents, 1997 & 1998
Cause of Death	Number of Deaths		*Crude Rate (Per 100,000 estimated population)
	1997	1998	1997	1998
All Causes	6,125	5,998	1,157.9	1,146.6
1. Heart Disease	1,423	1,523	269.0	291.1
2. Cancer	1,213	1,350	229.3	258.1
3. Cerebrovascular Disease	270	303	51.0	57.9
4. HIV/AIDS	244	246	46.1	47.0
5. Pneumonia & Influenza	178	229	33.7	43.8
6. Homicide & Legal Intervention	239	218	45.2	41.7
7. Diabetes	178	195	33.7	37.3
8. Accidents & Adverse Effects	126	180	23.8	34.4
9. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	148	156	28.0	29.8
10. Hypertension	97	150	18.3	28.7

Notes: Causes are ranked according to the 1998 numbers.
* Rates are based on population estimates of 528,964 persons for 1997 and 523,124 persons for 1998.