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Mortality StatisticsAka: Leading Causes of Death

Causes: Leading causes of death (all ages)
1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Cerebrovascular Accidents
4. Accidental trauma
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
6. Pneumonia
7. Diabetes Mellitus
8. Suicide
9. Chronic Liver Disease
Causes: Leading Causes of Cancer Death (U.S. in 1998)
1. Lung Cancer (160,100 deaths per year)
2. Colorectal Cancer (56,500 deaths per year)
3. Breast Cancer (43,900 deaths per year)
4. Prostate Cancer (39,200 deaths per year)
5. Cervical Cancer (4,900 deaths per year)
Causes: Leading underlying causes of death
1. Tobacco abuse (18.1%)
2. Inadequate diet and activity (15.2%)
3. Alcohol (3.5%)
4. Infections such as Influenza (3.1%)
5. Toxin exposure such as passive Tobacco exposure (2.3%)
6. Motor vehicle accidents (1.8%)
7. Firearms (1.2%)
8. Sexual behavior (0.8%)
9. Illicit Drugs (0.7%)
10. References
References
1. Landi (1998) CA Cancer J Clin 48:6
2. Mokdad (2004) JAMA 291:1238

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