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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Rethinking Current Approaches

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Causes of Death
in the United States

Most Common, 1999*

Nephritis and nephrosis	1.5%
Alzheimer's disease	1.9%
Influenza and pneumonia	2.7%
Diabetes mellitus	2.9%
Unintentional injuries	4.0%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5.2%
Stroke	7.0%
All cancers	23.0%
Diseases of the heart	30.4%

Percent of all deaths.

Source: CDC
*All data are adjusted to 2005 U.S. population