Health and Mortality

The 15 leading causes of death in 2005 were:
1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. Accidents
6. Diabetes
7. Alzheimer’s disease
8. Influenza and pneumonia
9. Kidney disease
10. Septicemia
11. Suicide
12. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
13. Hypertension
14. Parkinson’s disease
15. Homicide