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The Atlantic, & CDC. (December 8, 2022). Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, und CDC. "Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, CDC. (2022). Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, and CDC. "Top 10 Causes of Death in The U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic & CDC, Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], The Atlantic, & CDC, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/