This statistic compares the major reasons U.S. Americans died in 1900 and in 2010. For example, heart disease was a top 10 cause of death in both years. In 1900, heart diseases caused 137.4 deaths per 100,000 U.S. Americans, while in 2010 this number stood at 192.9. In 2015, heart disease was still the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 23.4 percent of all deaths. In that same year, cancer was the cause of 22 percent of deaths followed by chronic lower respiratory diseases with 5.7 percent.
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2010 (per 100,000 population)
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This statistic compares the major reasons U.S. Americans died in 1900 and in 2010. For example, heart disease was a top 10 cause of death in both years. In 1900, heart diseases caused 137.4 deaths per 100,000 U.S. Americans, while in 2010 this number stood at 192.9. In 2015, heart disease was still the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 23.4 percent of all deaths. In that same year, cancer was the cause of 22 percent of deaths followed by chronic lower respiratory diseases with 5.7 percent.
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