QuickStats: Number of Deaths From 10 Leading Causes, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Number of Deaths from 10 Leading Causes, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2015
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2015, a total of 1,339,226 deaths among females and 1,373,404 deaths among males occurred. Heart disease and cancer were the top two causes of death for both females and males; other leading causes varied in rank by sex. The 10 leading causes of death accounted for approximately three-quarters of all deaths.
• Subjects:
  Quick Stats
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(15):413.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  15
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6cff0efb305d344b2a7f8f6b6e241c39c4dfd252872116d60f91ab310a2ad791cde674f5af1cc2468b0d863a166af6c3bd8795640e45701aef54b0722e09c64a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55775/cdc_55775_DS1.pdf
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