Rank | Cause | Deaths Per Year |
|---|---|---|
1 | Heart disease | 597,689 |
2 | Cancer | 574,743 |
3 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 138,080 |
4 | Stroke | 129,476 |
5 | Accidents | 120,859 |
6 | Alzheimer’s | 83,494 |
7 | Diabetes | 69,071 |
8 | Kidney disease | 50,476 |
9 | Pneumonia and influenza | 50,097 |
10 | Suicide | 38,364 |
Information from: CDC, 2013 | ||