What Kills Americans?
The 10 leading causes of death in the United States accounted for 74 percent of all registered deaths, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Diseases of the heart and cancer were the two leading causes of death, claiming just under 1.2 million lives.
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This chart shows the leading causes of death among people in the United States in 2013.
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