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Leading causes of death among Hispanics in the United States 2015

Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among Hispanics in the United States in 2015

The data displays the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among among the Hispanic community in the U.S. in 2015. In that year, the most significant cause of death among Hispanics was cancer, which contributed 21.1% of deaths.

Malignant neoplasms (cancer)	21.1
Diseases of heart	20.3
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	7.7
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)	5.5
Diabetes mellitus	4.6
Alzheimer's disease	3.6
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	3.4
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD)	2.9
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	2
Influenza and pneumonia	1.9

Leading causes of death among Hispanics in the United States 2015

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