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Top 10 killers.

H&HN Hospitals & Health Networks.  Nov 2012 v86 i11 p68(1).

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Here are the leading causes of death in the United States and the number of lives they took in 2010, based on preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. Heart disease (599,413)

2. Cancer (567,628)

3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases (137,353)

4. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases) (128,842)

5. Accidents (unintentional injuries) (118,021)

6. Alzheimer's disease (79,003)

7. Diabetes (68,705)

8. Influenza and pneumonia (53,692)

9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (48,935)

10. Intentional self-harm (suicide) (36,909)

Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics, 2012

Record Number: A311049240