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Relative share of deaths in the United States, 1999 to 2016

The relative share of deaths in the United States by cause. These represent the top 10 causes of death in the USA, in addition to terrorism, homicide and drug
overdoses which received significant attention. The share therefore represents each causes' share of the total 13 categories (which combined account for
approximately 88% of total deaths in the United States).

199920162002200420062008201020122014HomicideSuicidePneumonia &influenzaKidney diseaseDrug overdoseDiabetesStrokeAlzheimer'sDiseaseLower respiratorydiseaseAccidentsCancerHeart diseaseTerrorism

Source: Shen et al. (2018). Based on the CDC WONDER public health database