[h=3]Number of deaths for leading causes of death:[/h]
- Heart disease: 633,842
- Cancer: 595,930
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 155,041
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 146,571
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 140,323
- Alzheimer’s disease: 110,561
- Diabetes: 79,535
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 57,062
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 49,959
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 44,193
[h=3]All unintentional injury deaths[/h]
- Number of deaths: 135,928
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 42.6
- Cause of death rank: 4
[h=3]Unintentional fall deaths[/h]
- Number of deaths: 31,959
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.0
[h=3]Motor vehicle traffic deaths[/h]
- Number of deaths: 33,736
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6
[h=3]Unintentional poisoning deaths[/h]
- Number of deaths: 42,032
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.2
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, tables 9, 18[PDF – 5.4 MB]
- From 1999 through 2010, a total of 46,419 deaths from unintentional drowning (including boating) occurred in the United States, an average of 3,868 deaths per year.
- Drowning death rates decreased over time for all age groups except for adults aged 45–84.
- The average daily number of deaths from unintentional drowning on a weekend day was 48% higher than that on a weekday (13.8 versus 9.3 deaths).
- Since 2005, unintentional drowning has replaced motor vehicle traffic incidents as the leading cause of death from unintentional injury for boys aged 1–4 years.
- Drowning occurred most often in a bath tub for persons under 1 year of age and for adults aged 85 and over, in a swimming pool for children aged 1–4 years, and in natural water for persons aged 5–84 years.
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All the above is from the CDC.
Yes, gun violence is an issue. It's not anywhere close to being our biggest issue. I don't see rage and T-shirts and people protesting backyard pools, But it's more likely your kid will die in one than a mass shooting....