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Leading causes of death among women in the United States 2017
Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among women in the United States in 2017
by John Elflein,
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Jul 30, 2019
This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among women in the United States in 2017. In that year, the most significant cause of death among women was heart disease which contributed to 22 percent of deaths, while, for example, incidences of septicemia contributed to 2 percent of deaths.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 30, 2019
This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among women in the United States in 2017. In that year, the most significant cause of death among women was heart disease which contributed to 22 percent of deaths, while, for example, incidences of septicemia contributed to 2 percent of deaths.
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