
Leading causes of death among U.S. millennials aged 35-39 in 2017
In the U.S., the top five causes of death amongst 35-39-year-old millennials in 2017 were accidents, malignant neoplasms, diseases of the heart, suicides and homicides. The most common cause was accidents, accounting for 33.5 percent of total deaths that year. This statistic shows the leading causes of death, as a percentage of total deaths, for 35 to 39-year-old millennials in the U.S. in 2017.