Leading Causes of Death
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Deaths: Leading Causes for 2016 [PDF – 2 MB]Data are for the U.S.
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
- Heart disease: 635,260
- Cancer: 598,038
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 161,374
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 154,596
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 142,142
- Alzheimer’s disease: 116,103
- Diabetes: 80,058
- Influenza and pneumonia: 51,537
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,046
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 44,965
Source: Health United States, 2017 Table 19 [PDF- 11.1 MB] (Data are for 2016)
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