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Monday, April 9, 2007

Deaths/Mortality in US

Number of deaths: 2,398,343
Death rate: 816.7 deaths per 100,000 population
Life expectancy: 77.9 years

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
  • Heart disease: 654,092
  • Cancer: 550,270
  • Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,147
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,884
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries): 108,694
  • Diabetes: 72,815
  • Alzheimer's disease: 65,829
  • Influenza/Pneumonia: 61,472
  • Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,762
  • Septicemia: 33,464

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