Leading Causes of Death
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Data are for the U.S.
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
- Heart disease: 633,842
• Cancer: 595,930
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 155,041
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 146,571
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 140,323
• Alzheimer’s disease: 110,561
• Diabetes: 79,535
• Influenza and pneumonia: 57,062
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 49,959
• Intentional self-harm (suicide): 44,193
Source: Health United States, 2016 Table 19 [PDF- 11.1 MB] (Data are for 2015)
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