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(Data are for the U.S. and are final 2010 data; For the most recent preliminary data see Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011 Adobe PDF file [PDF - 1.7 MB])

Number of deaths: 2,468,435
Death rate: 799.5 deaths per 100,000 population
Life expectancy: 78.7 years
Infant Mortality rate: 6.15 deaths per 1,000 live births
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Heart disease: 597,689
Cancer: 574,743
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
Diabetes: 69,071
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, tables 1, 7, 10, 20 Adobe PDF file [PDF - 3.1 MB]

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