Top 15 Causes of Death in US

[Triballife]

Murder's Off the List of Top 15 U.S. Causes of Death
January 12, 2012

Murder is no longer one of the top 15 leading causes of death in the U.S., according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has issued the report each year since 1951. This is the first time in 45 years that homicide hasn't made the top 15 - it slipped to 16th place in 2010.

The CDC suggests a couple of reasons for the change: one is that there were fewer murders last year - 16,056, down from 16,799 in 2009. Another is the aging of the population, and the resultant increase in deaths from certain diseases. In fact, the killer that took over the number 15 spot from murder is pneumonitis, seen mainly in people 75 and older. Pneumonitis is caused when food or vomit goes down the windpipe and causes deadly damage to the lungs.

Here's the full, depressing list. As it was last year, heart disease is still the number one cause of death. But there's some positive news as well: average life expectancy is up to 78.7 years from 78.6 in 2009.

1. Heart disease (595,444 deaths)

2. Malignant neoplasms (573,855)

3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases (137,789)

4. Cerebrovascular diseases (129,180)

5. Accidents (118,043)

6. Alzheimer's disease (83,308)

7. Diabetes (68,905)

8. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (50,472)

9. Influenza and pneumonia (50,003)

10. Suicide (37,793)

11. Septicemia (34,843)

12. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (31,802)

13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (26,577)

14. Parkinson's disease (21,963)

15. Pneumonitis due to solids or liquids (17,001)

[Gobbler's Knob]

suicides top 10....geesh.

[Mendoza Line]

Interesting thing is, these can also be found on the list of revnecro's favorite bands:

2. Malignant neoplasms

8. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis

10. Suicide

11. Septicemia

[ThaBusdriver]

Ahh good ol' liver disease... definitley to most entertaining way to go.
"I like scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch..."-The immortal Ron Burgundy

[Chris46139]

list looks almost identical to Canada's so what?

Leading Causes of Death in Canada: Table 1-1 — Ten leading causes of death by selected age groups, by sex, Canada — All ages

[ThaBusdriver]

Originally Posted by Chris46139

list looks almost identical to Canada's so what?

Leading Causes of Death in Canada: Table 1-1 — Ten leading causes of death by selected age groups, by sex, Canada — All ages

We have more death's by zamboni per capita than any other nation in the world.....

[Cash Calloway]

13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (26,577)

14. Parkinson's disease (21,963)

15. Pneumonitis due to solids or liquids (17,001)

16. Anyone that bet Langs College picks..correlation with #16 and #10 Suicide

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

#1 reading any of tribalwifes posts leading cause of death