WASHINGTON, D.C., Posted 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 1998 -- Leading causes of death in 1997 and the number of Americans who died from each, according to a report released Wednesday from the National Center for Health Statistics. The data are based on an annual review of death certificates.
1.Heart disease -- 725,790 2.Cancer -- 537,390 3.Stroke -- 159,877 4.Lung diseases -- 110,637 5.Accidents -- 92,191 6.Pneumonia and influenza -- 88,383. 7.Diabetes -- 62,332 8.Suicide -- 29,725 9.Kidney disease -- 25,570 10.Liver disease -- 24,765 11.Blood poisoning -- 22,604 12.Alzheimer's disease, 22,527 13.Homicide -- 18,774 14.HIV and AIDS -- 16,685 15.Hardening of the arteries -- 15,884
All other causes -- 361,635
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