Deaths from Septicemia

Deaths from Septicemia: 32,238 in USA 2001 (CDC); 30,680 annual deaths in 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
Cause of death rank: 10th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC)
Average life years lost from Septicemia: 13.2 years (SEER)¹; 14.1 in North Carolina².

Death statistics for Septicemia: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Septicemia:

0.9% of all female deaths was due to septicaemia in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
572 women died from septicaemia in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Death statistics by age for septicemia in USA:
- septicemia caused 1.3% of deaths for any age in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 2.8% of deaths for non-neonate infants in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.7% of deaths for age 1-4 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.4% of deaths for age 5-9 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.1% of deaths for age 55-64 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.4% of deaths for age 65 and over years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.3% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.4% of deaths for age 75-84 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- septicemia caused 1.4% of deaths for age 85 and over in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]

Deaths from Septicemia: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to death from Septicemia:

Woman dies from undiagnosed septicemia

Footnotes:
1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2

Last revision: June 16, 2003

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