10 Leading Causes of Death, United States 2006, All Races, Both Sexes

Directly and indirectly, dependence on the motor vehicle is the leading cause of preventable death.
Motor vehicle fatalities (significant part of the blue boxes) and heart disease (major contributing factor is the lack of exercise) are at (or next to) the top of the list for all ages.

	Age Groups
Rank	<1	1-4	5-9	10-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+	All Ages
1	Congenital Anomalies 5,819	Unintentional Injury 1,610	Unintentional Injury 1,044	Unintentional Injury 1,214	Unintentional Injury 16,229	Unintentional Injury 14,954	Unintentional Injury 17,534	Malignant Neoplasms 50,334	Malignant Neoplasms 101,454	Heart Disease 510,542	Heart Disease 631,636
2	Short Gestation 4,841	Congenital Anomalies 515	Malignant Neoplasms 459	Malignant Neoplasms 448	Homicide 5,717	Suicide 4,985	Malignant Neoplasms 13,917	Heart Disease 38,095	Heart Disease 65,477	Malignant Neoplasms 387,515	Malignant Neoplasms 559,888
3	SIDS 2,323	Malignant Neoplasms 377	Congenital Anomalies 182	Homicide 241	Suicide 4,189	Homicide 4,725	Heart Disease 12,339	Unintentional Injury 19,675	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 12,375	Cerebro- vascular 117,010	Cerebro- vascular 137,119
4	Maternal Pregnancy Comp. 1,683	Homicide 366	Homicide 149	Suicide 216	Malignant Neoplasms 1,644	Malignant Neoplasms 3,656	Suicide 6,591	Liver Disease 7,712	Unintentional Injury 11,446	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 106,845	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 124,583
5	Unintentional Injury 1,147	Heart Disease 161	Heart Disease 90	Heart Disease 163	Heart Disease 1,076	Heart Disease 3,307	HIV 4,010	Suicide 7,426	Diabetes Mellitus 11,432	Alzheimer’s Disease 71,660	Unintentional Injury 121,599
6	Placenta Cord Membranes 1,140	Influenza & Pneumonia 125	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 52	Congenital Anomalies 162	Congenital Anomalies 460	HIV 1,182	Homicide 3,020	Cerebro- vascular 6,341	Cerebro- vascular 10,518	Diabetes Mellitus 52,351	Diabetes Mellitus 72,449
7	Respiratory Distress 825	Septicemia 88	Cerebro- vascular 45	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 63	Cerebro- vascular 210	Diabetes Mellitus 673	Liver Disease 2,551	Diabetes Mellitus 5,692	Liver Disease 7,217	Influenza & Pneumonia 49,346	Alzheimer’s Disease 72,432
8	Bacterial Sepsis 807	Perinatal Period 65	Influenza & Pneumonia 40	Cerebro- vascular 50	HIV 206	Cerebro- vascular 527	Cerebro- vascular 2,221	HIV 4,377	Suicide 4,583	Nephritis 37,377	Influenza & Pneumonia 56,326
9	Neonatal Hemorrhage 618	Benign Neoplasms 60	Septicemia 40	Septicemia 44	Influenza & Pneumonia 184	Congenital Anomalies 437	Diabetes Mellitus 2,094	Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 3,924	Nephritis 4,368	Unintentional Injury 36,689	Nephritis 45,344
10	Circulatory System Disease 543	Cerebro- vascular 54	Benign Neoplasms 38	Benign Neoplasms 38	Complicated Pregnancy 179	Influenza & Pneumonia 335	Septicemia 870	Viral Hepatitis 2,911	Septicemia 4,032	Septicemia 26,201	Septicemia 34,234

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