Causes of Death - All ages
 
Rank |
Cause of death |
Number |
Percent |
| |
All Causes |
2,314,245 |
100% |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
726,974 |
31.4% |
| 2 |
Cancer |
539,577 |
23.3% |
| 3 |
Stroke |
159,791 |
6.9% |
| 4 |
Emphysema |
109,029 |
4.7% |
| 5 |
Accidents |
95,644 |
4.1% |
| |
Motor vehicle accidents |
43,458 |
1.9% |
| |
All other accidents |
52,186 |
2.3% |
| 6 |
Influenza/Pneumonia |
86,449 |
3.7% |
| 7 |
Diabetes |
62,636 |
2.7% |
| 8 |
Suicide |
30,535 |
1.3% |
| 9 |
Kidney disease |
25,331 |
1.1% |
| 10 |
Chronic liver disease |
25,175 |
1.1% |
| |
All other causes |
453,104 |
19.7% |
|
Information from latest published data received from the National Center
for Health Statistics. USA only. |
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