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Leading causes of death among the white population in the United States in 2017
Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among the U.S. white population 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 the U.S. white population in 2017. In that year, the most significant cause of death among whites was heart disease which contributed to 23.3 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 the U.S. white population in 2017. In that year, the most significant cause of death among whites was heart disease which contributed to 23.3 percent of deaths.
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