II. Causes: Leading Causes of Death in U.S. (all ages)
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Accidental Trauma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pneumonia
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Suicide
- Chronic Liver Disease
III. Causes: Leading Causes of Death in Worldwide
- Hypertension (7.8 million per year)
- Tobacco Abuse (5.0 million per year)
- Hyperlipidemia (3.9 million per year)
- Malnutrition (3.8 million per year)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (3.0 million per year)
- Poor diet (2.8 million per year)
- Obesity (2.5 million per year)
- Sedentary lifestyle (2.0 million per year)
- Alcohol Abuse (1.9 million per year)
- Indoor Air Pollution from solid fuels (1.8 million per year)
- Unsafe water and poor sanitation (1.6 million per year)
IV. Causes: Leading Causes of Cancer Death (U.S. in 1998)
- Lung Cancer (160,100 deaths per year)
- Colorectal Cancer (56,500 deaths per year)
- Breast Cancer (43,900 deaths per year)
- Prostate Cancer (39,200 deaths per year)
- Cervical Cancer (4,900 deaths per year)
V. Causes: Leading underlying causes of death
- Tobacco Abuse (18.1%)
- Inadequate diet and activity (15.2%)
- Alcohol (3.5%)
- Infections such as Influenza (3.1%)
- Toxin exposure such as passive Tobacco exposure (2.3%)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents (1.8%)
- Firearms (1.2%)
- Sexual behavior (0.8%)
- Illicit Drugs (0.7%)
VI. References
- Weismiller (2012) Board Review Express, San Jose
- Landi (1998) CA Cancer J Clin 48:6-29 [PubMed]
- Mokdad (2004) JAMA 291:1238-45 [PubMed]