What are the leading causes of death in America?

Answer 1

The leading causes of death are in America are:
1)heart disease
2)cancer
3)Doctors, yes, that's right doctors are the third leading cause of death in America. If you don't believe me, then do a google search or yahoo search and you will be shocked.

Answer 2

As of 2002 the leading cause of death in America was heart disease (for men and women). For those under 34 it was accidents. The website below has more info.

Answer 3

In order from # 1 the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. as of July, 2006
1.Cardiovascular (heart) Diseases
2. Cancer
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
4. Accidents
5. Diabetes Mellitus (
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
7. Alzheimer’s Disease
8. Nephritis and Nephrosis
9. Septicemia
10. Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide)

There's a pretty cool chat in my source that breaks it down from 1- 10 based on age range. Hope this helps :)

Answer 4

Here is one answer: (http://www.ballew.org/deathsum.html)

Heart Disease: 696,947 - CDC, 2002
Cancer (Malignant neoplasms): 557,271 - CDC, 2002
Smoking: 400,000 - USA Today, March 13, 2002
Sudden Cardiac Arrest: 250,000 - NBC News, March 19, 2002
Doctors: 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes (12,000 -- unnecessary surgery; 7,000 -- medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 -- other errors in hospitals; 80,000 -- infections in hospitals; 106,000 -- non-error, negative effects of drugs.)(Journal American Medical Association July 26, 2000;284(4):483-5)
Stroke (Cerebrovascular diseases): 162,672 - CDC, 2002
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: 124,816 - CDC, 2002
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742 - CDC, 2002
Motor Vehicle Accidents 44.8 per 100,000 - CDC, 1994
All Other Accidents 16.9 per 100,000 - CDC, 1994

Infections caught in Hospitals: 90,000 - NPR, March 27, 2002

The number #1 on this list was abortion which is a whole different debate. Depends on your own opinion

Here is another: (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm)

Heart Disease: 685,089

Cancer: 556,902

Stroke: 157,689

Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 126,382

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 109,277

Diabetes: 74,219

Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,163

Alzheimer's disease: 63,457

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,453

Septicemia: 34,069

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2003, table C

Answer 5

Your question is a little too general. Different age groups have different leading causes of death. So cancer and heart disease will be true for one age group but not another.

Answer 6

#1 leading cause of preventable death - Obesity
#2 leading cause of preventable death - Smoking

Answer 7

Heart Desease

Answer 8

Stupidity

Answer 9

Number one cause of death since the beginning of humanity, is lack of oxygen to the brain or brain death.

But I know what you mean - I agree with the others in that it is heart disease which makes itself known in a variety of ways.

Answer 10

Abortion
Heart Disease
Cancer