Causes of death during the revolutionary war?

Answer 1

Influenza, malaria and Typhoid were all near the top of the list, as were water-borne pathogens resultant from poor sanitation. Exposure and to a lesser extent starvation figured in too. Battlefield deaths were a small part of this.

Answer 2

Mainly smallpox during the colonial days in America. Malaria existed too, but smallpox spread like wildfire.

-Well for men the number one was tooth decay. For women a lot of them were set on fire from tending the fire place. Childbirth was a huge one in women too.