Title: PolitiFact | Juan Williams: No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder
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The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder.
Juan Williams: No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder
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Leading causes of death among black males
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Content: The CDC does not distinguish between the types of homicide (criminal, justified, etc.) or the types of accidents (auto accidents, falls, firearm discharge, etc.). The numbers for 2011, the most recent CDC findings, are consistent with data from previous years. According to the CDC, homicide was indeed the No. 1 killer of black men between the ages of 15 and 34 in 2011. Accidents ranked second in causes of death, and suicide claimed the third amount of black male lives between 15 and 24 years old, while heart disease ranked third for men 24-34. Leading causes of death among black males

1st
2nd
3rd
All ages
Diseases of the heart
Malignant neoplasms
Accidents
1-4
Accidents
Homicide
Congenital malformations
5-14
Accidents
Malignant neoplasms
Homicide
15-24
Homicide
Accidents
Suicide
25-34
Homicide
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Diseases of the heart
35-44
Diseases of the heart
Accidents
Homicide
45-54
Diseases of the heart
Malignant neoplasms
Accidents
55-84
Malignant neoplasms
Diseases of the heart
Cerebrovascular diseases
84-older
Diseases of the heart
Malignant neoplasms
Cerebrovascular diseases
Source: CDC
Compared to other ethnicities, the numbers really stand out. Forty percent of African-American males 15-34 who died were murdered, according to the CDC, compared to just 3.8 percent of white males who died.