TOP CAUSES OF DEATH IN U.S. POPULATION, 1976 CAUSE DEATH RATE* ALL CAUSES HEART DISEASE CANCER STROKE ACCIDENTS 888 336 171 91 48 —~. *DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION (FROM ACCIDENT FACTS, 1977) EXPECTED DEATHS IN 30 YR IN POPULATION OF 500 133 50 26 14 7