09-18-2011, 08:35 PM
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Let slip the dogs of war.
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Here's a better representation of the numbers
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Cardiovascular diseases 806,156
Malignant neoplasms 562,875
Motor Vehicle Crashes 43,945
Drug induced1 38,371
Septicemia (infections) 34,828
Suicide 34,598
by Firearms 31,224
Accidental poisoning 29,846
Alcohol induced 23,199
Homicide 18,361
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 11,295
Viral hepatitis 7,407
Cannabis (Marijuana) 0
Source: Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2007. National vital statistics reports; vol 58 no 19. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
9.(2006 - alcohol deaths) "In 2006, a total of 22,073 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States (Tables 23 and 24). This category includes not only deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, but also accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome."
(2007 - alcohol deaths) "In 2007, a total of 23,199 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States, 1,126 more deaths than in 2006."
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