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Top 15 Causes of Death in 2011; United States

1. Diseases of heart

2. Malignant neoplasms

3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases

4. Cerebrovascular diseases

5. Accidents (unintentional injuries)

6. Alzheimer’s disease

7. Diabetes mellitus

8. Influenza and pneumonia

9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis

10. Intentional self-harm (suicide)

11. Septicemia

12. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease

14. Parkinson’s disease

15. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

 

Data is on pages 4-5 of the document below

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_06.pdf (last accessed 8/7/13)

 

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