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Relative share of Google searches for causes of death, 2004 to 2016

The relative share of Google searches using keywords and synonyms of the top 10 causes of death in the United States in addition to terrorism, homicide and drug
overdoses.

2004201620062008201020122014Drug overdoseHeart diseaseLower respiratorydiseaseAlzheimer'sDiseaseHomicidePneumonia &influenzaStrokeTerrorismDiabetesAccidentsSuicideCancerKidney disease

Source: Shen et al. (2018). Based on Google Trends.