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1. Heart Disease: 724,859

2. Cancer: 541,532

3. Stroke (CVA): 158,448

4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 112,584

5. Accidents: 97,835

6. Pneumonia/Influenza: 91,871

7. Diabetes: 64,751

8. Suicide: 30,575

9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 26,182

10. Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis: 25,192

Source: National Vial Statistics Report, Vol. 48, No. 11

Number of Deaths Annually: 2,337,258 (1998)

Death Rate (age adjusted): 471.7 deaths per 100,000

***Did you notice that smoking is a cause of the first four largest causes of death?

That makes smoking the leading cause of death in the US (approx. 1,000 deaths/DAY).