What's Killing Americans?
Number of American deaths in 2013 | |
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Heart disease | 611105 |
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) | 584881 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 149205 |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 130557 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 128978 |
Alzheimer's disease | 84767 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 75578 |
Influenza & pneumonia | 56979 |
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 47112 |
Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 41149 |
Sources:
cdc.gov