Top 10 causes of death in America

Here are the top 10 causes of death in the United States, according United States of America: WHO statistical profile.

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Note: The data, last updated in January 2015, is for 2012.

•    Ischaemic heart disease — 14.8 percent
•    Alzheimer’s and other dementias — 9.5 percent
•    Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers — 6.5 percent
•    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — 5.8 percent
•    Stroke — 5 percent
•    Diabetes mellitus — 2.7 percent
•    Hypertensive heart disease — 2.7 percent
•    Colon and rectum cancers — 2.3 percent
•    Kidney diseases — 2.2 percent
•    Lower respiratory infections — 2 percent

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