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Leading causes of death in the United States 2016

Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2016

The data displays the distribution 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 which were responsible for 23.1% of all deaths in the U.S.

Heart disease	23.1
Malignant neoplasms	21.8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	5.9
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	5.6
Cerebrovascular diseases	5.2
Alzheimer’s disease	4.2
Diabetes mellitus	2.9
Influenza and pneumonia	1.9
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	1.8
Intentional self-harm (suicide)	1.6
Other	25.9

Leading causes of death in the United States 2016

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