[Gabrial]

I would love to see a reference for your list.

The top ten list from the CDC is as follows:

1.Heart Disease 616,067 (25.4%)
2.Cancer 562,875 (23.2%)
3.Stroke 135,952 (5.6%)
4.Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (Lung Diseases) 127,924 (5.3%)
5.Accidents 123,706 (5.1%)
6.Alzheimer's Disease 74,632 (3.1%)
7.Diabetes 71,382 (2.9%)
8.Influenza and Pneumonia 52,717 (2.2%)
9.Kidney Disease 46,448 (1.9 percent)
10.Septicemia (infection of the blood) 34,828 (1.4 percent)

http://www.howtolivealongerlife.com/2009/07/leading-causes-of-death-in-us.html

[capt. norm]

I would love to see a reference for your list.

It was right there on my post...hiding in plain sight:

"The following admissions were taken from JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)."

I don't know how I could have made anymore clear.