Mi Ka El : Mindchanger

Death is caused by self-destructive behavior

Mi Ka El said Apr 20, 2006, 5:17 PM:
 

To organize this pod a little better and make it more transparent for visitors I place the table about the causes of death here again, which was subsumed under the doctor's dilemmas by mistake.

Mortality in the USA by causes (1993)

         Cause           Number of Deaths per Year
Tobacco400,000
Diet/Activity Patterns300,000
Alcohol100,000
Toxic Agents 90,000
Microbial Agents 60,000
Firearms 35,000
Sexual Behavior 30,000
Motor Vehicle 25,000
Illicit Use of Drugs 20,000
Total1,060,000

                            

              

McGinnis JM. Feoge WH. Actual Causes of Death in the United States, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1993; 270(18):2207-2212.