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10 Leading Causes of Death in the U.S., 2003

1. Diseases of heart
2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
3. Cerebrovascular diseases
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. Unintentional injuries
6. Diabetes mellitus
7. Influenza and pneumonia
8. Alzheimer's disease
9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis
10. Septicemia

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Top 20 Causes of Mortality Throughout the World

1. Ischaemic heart disease
2. Cerebrovascular disease
3. Lower respiratory infections
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
6. Diarrheal diseases
7. Tuberculosis
8. Malaria
9. Cancer of trachea/bronchus/lung
10. Road traffic accidents
11. Childhood Diseases
12. Other fortuitous injuries
13. Hypertensive heart disease
14. Self-inflicted
15. Stomach cancer
16. Cirrhosis of the liver
17. Nephritis/nephrosis
18. Colon/rectum cancer
19. Liver cancer
20. Measles

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Cancer and heart disease will be one of the highest. It really depends on the sex and see unless you are speaking in nonspecific. With women, it is lung cancer, breast cancer, then heart disease.

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1 Diseases of heart
2 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues
3 Cerebrovascular diseases
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5 Accidents (unintentional injuries)
6 Diabetes mellitus
7 Influenza and pneumonia
8 Alzheimer's disease
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
10 Septicemia

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