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