The Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States

1. Heart disease: 654,092

2. Cancer: 550,270

3. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,147

4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,884

5. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 108,694

6. Diabetes: 72,815

7. Alzheimer's disease: 65,829

8. Influenza/Pneumonia: 61,472

9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,762

10. Septicemia: 33,464

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm

Leading Causes of Death in Georgia

Data from: http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/epi/cdiee/causesofdeath.99_02.pdf

1. Heart 71,241
2. Cancer 54,449
3. Stroke 17,347
4. Injury 12,741
5. Chronic lung 12,273
6. Diabetes 5,993
7. Flu/pneumonia 5,829
8. Alzheimer's 5,348
9. Chronic kidney 5,137
10. Septicemia 4,837