Leading Causes of Death in the United States

National Vital Statistics Report ^ | September 16, 2002 | National Vital Statistics Report

[monkeycard]

Leading Causes of Death in the United States As compiled from data reported by the National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 50, No. 15, September 16, 2002

[monkeycard]

I have found an interesting table of statistics [I know, I know] for 2002. The table is called the "Leading Causes of Death in the United States". I was unable to locate anything more upto date that 2002. The table seems to naturally fall into a "top ten" causes of death simply due to the numbers and percentages involved I guess. Can you guess the number one cause of death in the USA in 2002?

[caisson71]

The heart stopping?

[Doc Savage]

Easy! LIBERALISM!

[GSWarrior]

old age?

[Andy from Beaverton]

No deaths to ETS (second hand smoke)

[laweeks]

If I’m not mistaken, the leading cause of deaths in the U.S. is ABORTIONS: 3,300 EACH DAY which works out to 1,500,000 per year. I failed to see that in the list.

[GRRRRR]

Not getting enough oxygen to the brain...

[srmorton]

I thought it was heart disease, but I checked to make sure before posting. (lol)

[edcoil]

Saliva. Swallowed slowly in small amounts over a long period of time.

[ConservaTexan]

All Ages

Motor Vehicle Accidents 43,354
Firearms 28,663

It is time for serious background checks before licensing drivers.

[af_vet_rr]

old age?

Nobody dies of old age anymore, there has to be a reason for everything. You could be 95 years old and just die and somebody would have to put something down on your death certificate other than "old age".

[Grizzled Bear]

Can you guess the number one cause of death in the USA in 2002?

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What ever it is you can bet it’s Bush’s fault!
;-)

[GSWarrior]

I was going to say global warming, but it’s been done to death.

[InterceptPoint]

But, but, but AIDS didn't even make the list. This has to be wrong.

Or did the Pandemic not ever show up? We're all supposed to be dead my now. I read it in the LA Times in the late 80's so you know it has to be true.

[Salvation]

I bet it’s not listed. Scrolling down to see if the list is here.

[steveo]

SBDs

[doc1019]

Would like to think it was suicidal death by democrats who couldn’t live with Bush’s win (would make it Bush’s fault, so to speak). But, alas, no such luck. ;-)

[LibWhacker]

[Eleutherios]

Government statistics will not show this, but
i believe that the Food and Drug Administration
is the most lethal agency in the United States.

The self-righteous and omniscient FDA forbids free men and women to cope with their medical maladies as they may judge best, thereby depriving them of
avenues of aid that have been well-proven elsewhere.

Their obligatory approval procedures also add many billions to the costs of healthcare in this country.

[peggybac]

Sorry, Libs, AIDS didn’t make the list and firarm deaths were last.