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Leading Causes of Death

(Data are for the U.S.)

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

• Heart disease: 616,067
• Cancer: 562,875
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 135,952
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 127,924
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 123,706
• Alzheimer's disease: 74,632
• Diabetes: 71,382
• Influenza and Pneumonia: 52,717
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 46,448
• Septicemia: 34,828

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2007, table B

More data

• Deaths and mortality
• Deaths: Final Data for 2007
• Deaths: Leading Causes for 2006
• Deaths, percent of total deaths, and death rates for the 15 leading causes of death: United States and each State
• Deaths: Final Data for 2007

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