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March 10, 2004
The reasons people die
Physical Inactivity and Poor Nutrition Catching up to Tobacco as Actual Cause of Death
In 2000, the most common actual causes of death in the United States were tobacco (435,000), poor diet and physical inactivity (400,000), alcohol consumption (85,000), microbial agents (e.g., influenza and pneumonia, 75,000), toxic agents (e.g., pollutants, asbestos, etc., 55,000), motor vehicle accidents (43,000), firearms (29,000), sexual behavior (20,000) and illicit use of drugs (17,000).
Actual causes of death are defined as lifestyle and behavioral factors such as smoking and physical inactivity that contribute to this nation's leading killers including heart disease, cancer and stroke.
CDC - Media Relations - Fact Sheet - March 9, 2004 (via BoingBoing)
Posted by thdyck on March 10, 2004
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