The Grim Reaper in America
While I was researching Causes of death in the United States, I came across the following interesting statistics. So in the spirit of Christmas and good cheer, enjoy.
In 2002 in the U.S. the top 10 causes of death were:
Heart disease: 696,947
Cancer: 557,271
Stroke: 162,672
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742
Diabetes: 73,249
Influenza/pneumonia: 65,681
Alzheimer's disease: 58,866
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (Liver Deseases): 40,974
Septicemia (Internal Infections, Bactieria in bloodstream): 33,865
Other notable causes of death in the United States (2002)
Suicide: 30,622(2001)
Murder: 16,110
Execution: 71
Intentional abortion: 1,293,000
Note that there is much debate as to when a fetus should be considered "human." The death of a human zygote — a one-celled combination of a sperm and an egg — is counted by some as the death of a human, and by others as simply the death of a cell. The above number would apparently include abortions to save the life of the mother, abortions of obviously highly defective fetuses, and abortions of fetuses unlikely to reach term.
In 2002 in the U.S. the top 10 causes of death were:
Heart disease: 696,947
Cancer: 557,271
Stroke: 162,672
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742
Diabetes: 73,249
Influenza/pneumonia: 65,681
Alzheimer's disease: 58,866
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (Liver Deseases): 40,974
Septicemia (Internal Infections, Bactieria in bloodstream): 33,865
Other notable causes of death in the United States (2002)
Suicide: 30,622(2001)
Murder: 16,110
Execution: 71
Intentional abortion: 1,293,000
Note that there is much debate as to when a fetus should be considered "human." The death of a human zygote — a one-celled combination of a sperm and an egg — is counted by some as the death of a human, and by others as simply the death of a cell. The above number would apparently include abortions to save the life of the mother, abortions of obviously highly defective fetuses, and abortions of fetuses unlikely to reach term.
