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Rates of the leading causes of death in the United States 2016

Rates of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2016 (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the rates of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2016. In that year, the most significant cause of death were diseases of the heart with 165.5 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants of the U.S.

Heart disease	165.5
Malignant neoplasms	155.8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	47.4
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	40.6
Cerebrovascular diseases	37.3
Alzheimer’s disease	30.3
Diabetes mellitus	21
Influenza and pneumonia	13.5
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	13.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide)	13.5

Rates of the leading causes of death in the United States 2016

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