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Chronic Disease Overview
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Leading Causes of Death
United States, 2003
Number of deaths
Diseases of the heart: 685,000
Cancer: 557,000
Stroke: 158,000
Chronic respiratory disease: 126,000
Unintentional injuries: 109,000
Diabetes mellitus: 74,000
Influenza and pneumonia: 65,000
Alzheimer's disease: 50,000
Inflammatory kidney disease: 42,000
Blood poisoning: 34,000
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Page last reviewed: March 20, 2008
Page last modified: March 20, 2008
Content source: National Center for
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