What are the leading causes of death?

SURVEY SEZ!

Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in the United States.

SOURCE:

= From the National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report, April, 2009:

- Heart disease and cancer continue to be the leading and second-leading causes of death, together accounting for almost half of all deaths.

INTERESTING FACTS:

= According to the National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report, April, 2009, the 15 leading causes of death in 2006 were:

1. Disease of the heart (heart disease)

2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer)

3. Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)

4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases

5. Accidents (unintentional injuries)

6. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)

7. Alzheimer's disease

8. Influenze and pneumonia

9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)

10. Septicemia (infection)

11. Intentional self-harm (suicide)

12. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (hypertension)

14. Parkinson's disease

15. Assault (homicide)

= From the CIA World Factbook:

- The U.S. Death Rate of 8.27 deaths per 1,000 population is slightly higher than the worldwide death rate of 8.23 (2009 est.).

- U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: 6.26 deaths per 1,000 live births
(2009 est.).

- U.S. Life Expectancy: 78.11 years (2008 est.).

= From the U.S. Census Bureau :

- There is a death in the U.S. every 12 seconds.

- An estimated 2,574,438 people will die in the U.S. in 2009.

WORLDWIDE:

Heart disease and strokes are the leading causes of death on Planet Earth.

SOURCE:

= According to the World Health Organization, the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2004 were:

1. Coronary heart disease

2. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases

3. Lower respiratory infections

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

5. Diarrhoeal diseases

6. HIV/Aids

7. Turberculosis

8. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers

9. Road traffic accidents

10. Prematurely low birth weight

INTERESTING FACTS:

= From the U.S. Census Bureau :

- World Deaths for 2009 are estimated at 55,664,164.

- 1.8 humans die every second. That's 106 people per minute and more than 150,000 every day.

= From the CIA World Factbook:

- World Death Rate: 8.23 deaths per 1,000 population (2008 est.).

- World Infant Mortality Rate: 42.09 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 est.).

- World Life Expectancy: 66.26 at birth (2009 est.).