Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

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Age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 for the 15 leading causes of death in the US in 2007 

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Rank

Cause of Death

Death rate

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1.   Diseases of the heart 191
2.   Malignant neoplasms 177
3.   Cerebrovascular diseases 41.6
4.   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic bronchitis 41.2
5.   Accidents 37.8
6.   Alzheimer's disease 22.8
7.   Diabetes mellitus 22.4
8.   Influenza and pneumonia 16.3
9.   Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis 14.4
10.   Septicemia 11.0
11.   Suicide 10.8
12.   Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 8.9
13.   Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 7.3
14.   Parkinson's disease 6.4
15.   Assault (homocide) 5.8
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     Data from from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Updated 9 September 2009