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Figure 1.20
Figure 1.20
Years of Life Lost in 2008 due to Major Causes of Death in U.S.
All Races, Both Sexes
| Cancer Site | Incidence Person-Years of Life Lost in Thousands of Years |
|---|---|
| All Cause of Death | 37.3 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 8.8 |
| All Other Causes | 8.1 |
| Heart Disease | 7.2 |
| Accidents | 3.7 |
| Chronic Lung Disease | 1.6 |
| Cerebrovascular | 1.4 |
| Suicide & Self-Inflicted Injury | 1.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1.0 |
| Homicide | 0.8 |
| Cirrohosis | 0.7 |
| Pneumonia & Influenza | 0.6 |
| Nephritis & Nephrosis | 0.6 |
| Alzheimers Disease | 0.5 |
| Septicemia | 0.5 |
| Human Immunodefieciency Virus | 0.3 |
| Aortic Aneurysm & Dissection | 0.1 |
| Atherosclerosis | 0.1 |
| Cancer Site | Incidence Average Years of Life Lost in Years |
|---|---|
| Homicide | 45.8 |
| Suicide & Self-Inflicted Injury | 33.8 |
| Human Immunodefieciency Virus | 32.5 |
| Accidents | 30.7 |
| Cirrohosis | 22.7 |
| All Other Causes | 16.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 15.5 |
| All Cause of Death | 15.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 14.5 |
| Septicemia | 14.3 |
| Aortic Aneurysm & Dissection | 12.8 |
| Nephritis & Nephrosis | 11.7 |
| Heart Disease | 11.7 |
| Chronic Lung Disease | 11.6 |
| Cerebrovascular | 10.8 |
| Pneumonia & Influenza | 10.6 |
| Atherosclerosis | 8.0 |
| Alzheimers Disease | 6.5 |
Footnotes:
Source: US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 2007 Life Tables.
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