What are the leading causes of death in America?

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The leading causes of death are in America are:
1)heart disease
2)cancer
3)Doctors, yes, that's right doctors are the third leading cause of death in America. If you don't believe me, then do a google search or yahoo search and you will be shocked.

Other Answers:
Heart Desease

heart disease obesity

Natural causes.you die when you're old.

Pregnancy

violence, stds,obesity Abortion
Heart Disease
Cancer

heart disease and cancer Stupidity.

Deaths-Leading Causes

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

Heart Disease: 685,089

Cancer: 556,902

Stroke: 157,689

Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 126,382

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 109,277

Diabetes: 74,219

Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,163

Alzheimer's disease: 63,457

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,453

Septicemia: 34,069

women cheating

Number one cause of death since the beginning of humanity, is lack of oxygen to the brain or brain death.

But I know what you mean - I agree with the others in that it is heart disease which makes itself known in a variety of ways.

Stupid people when your heart stops beating, and you stop breathing.
LOL
Seriously though, I think it is:
1. heart disease
2. cancer
not sure of the rest.

Here is one answer: (http://www.ballew.org/deathsum.html)

Heart Disease: 696,947 - CDC, 2002
Cancer (Malignant neoplasms): 557,271 - CDC, 2002
Smoking: 400,000 - USA Today, March 13, 2002
Sudden Cardiac Arrest: 250,000 - NBC News, March 19, 2002
Doctors: 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes (12,000 -- unnecessary surgery; 7,000 -- medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 -- other errors in hospitals; 80,000 -- infections in hospitals; 106,000 -- non-error, negative effects of drugs.)(Journal American Medical Association July 26, 2000;284(4):483-5)
Stroke (Cerebrovascular diseases): 162,672 - CDC, 2002
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: 124,816 - CDC, 2002
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742 - CDC, 2002
Motor Vehicle Accidents 44.8 per 100,000 - CDC, 1994
All Other Accidents 16.9 per 100,000 - CDC, 1994

Infections caught in Hospitals: 90,000 - NPR, March 27, 2002

The number #1 on this list was abortion which is a whole different debate. Depends on your own opinion

Here is another: (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm)

Heart Disease: 685,089

Cancer: 556,902

Stroke: 157,689

Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 126,382

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 109,277

Diabetes: 74,219

Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,163

Alzheimer's disease: 63,457

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,453

Septicemia: 34,069

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2003, table C

Heart disease followed by Cancer As of 2002 the leading cause of death in America was heart disease (for men and women). For those under 34 it was accidents. The website below has more info.

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