|
CAUSE |
DEATHS PER YEAR |
|
Heart disease |
724,859 |
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases |
112,584 |
|
Influenza and pneumonia |
91,871 |
|
Diabetes |
64,651 |
|
Colon cancer |
47,700 |
|
Car accident |
41,000 |
|
Prostate cancer |
31,900 |
|
Cerebral hemorrhage |
26,230 |
|
Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis |
25,192 |
|
Falling |
16,600 |
|
Drugs (Illegal) |
10,123 |
|
Drugs (Legal) |
7,000 |
|
Worked to death |
5,100 |
|
Poisoning (by food) |
5,000 |
|
Drowning |
4,100 |
|
Fires and burns |
3,741 |
|
Meningitis |
768 |
|
Strangulation |
762 |
|
Hypothermia (Excessive cold) |
685 |
|
Poisoning (by unseen gases and vapors) |
638 |
|
Plane crash |
380 |
|
Testicular cancer |
300 |
|
Necrotizing fasciitis (Flesh-eating bacteria) |
160 |
|
Animal attack |
107 |
|
Building collapse |
80 |
|
Electrocution by a household appliance |
66 |
|
Lightning |
63 |
|
Earthquake (10 year average) |
12 |
|
Inhalation of vomit |
2 |
|
Black death (plague) |
2 |