Episode 138: Vaping, Firearms, and the Leading Causes of Death in the US
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The Top Five Causes of Death
There's a handy chart that we can refer to, which lists all the many ways that people die. As you go down the list and the cause of death becomes more and more rare, it's also the cause ofDeath that you seem to see more and more in the news. Those top five comprise something like 60, 65 percent of all deaths. But 52 percent or so are the top two: cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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