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Car Crashes
: Car Crashes
True: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers 15-19 years old according to the CDC. Unintentional injuries were the fifth leading cause of death overall and the leading cause for those under 45 years of age. Unintentional injuries comprised 66% of accidents for people under 45 years old. Motor vehicle traffic (27.3 percent) make up the largest percentage of unintentional injuries, Firearms (18.8 percent), Poisoning (16.4 percent), Fall (10.6 percent) and Suffocation (7.9 percent) comprise the rest.
Heart disease Cancer Accidents (unintentional injuries) Chronic lower respiratory diseases Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases) Alzheimer’s disease Diabetes Influenza and pneumonia Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Number of deaths for leading causes of deathHeart disease: 616,067Cancer: 562,875Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 135,952Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 127,924Accidents (unintentional injuries): 123,706Alzheimer's disease: 74,632Diabetes: 71,382Influenza and Pneumonia: 52,717Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 46,448Septicemia: 34,828 And death by waffles , that is the worst way to go.
As of 2005: For older teens: 1. Unintentional Injury (which includes car accidents, the leading cause of death) 2. Homicide 3. Suicide 4. Malignant Neoplasms 5. Heart Disease For younger teens: 1. Unintentional Injury 2. Malignant Neoplasms 3. Suicide 4. Congenital Anomalies 5. Homicide
: Car Crashes
: Car Crashes
The major cause of fatalities involving small vessels is alcohol. The majority of fatal accidents involved drowning, but the leading cause of this was alcohol usage.
unintentional injuries
unintentional injuries
unintentional injury
Alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
Drunken driving is the leading cause of alcohol related death.
The leading cause of death for teens is accidents (unintentional injuries). Next is homicide, suicide, cancer, and heart disease.
1-34 years of age.
Traffic fatalities.
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the US. Heart disease Cancer Unintentional injuries Chronic lower respiratory disease Stroke