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DanNot to be difficult, but:
FORMAL NAME INFORMAL NAME % ALL DEATHS
(1) Diseases of the heart heart attack (mainly) 28.5%
(2) Malignant neoplasms cancer 22.8%
(3) Cerebrovascular disease stroke 6.7%
(4) Chronic lower respiratory disease emphysema, chronic bronchitis 5.1%
(5) Unintentional injuries accidents 4.4%
(6) Diabetes mellitus diabetes 3.0%
(7) Influenza and pneumonia flu & pneumonia 2.7%
(8) Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's senility 2.4%
(9) Nephritis and Nephrosis kidney disease 1.7%
(10) Septicemia systemic infection 1.4%
(11) Intentional self-harm suicide 1.3%
(12) Chronic Liver/Cirrhosis liver disease 1.1%
(13) Essential Hypertension high blood pressure 0.8%
(14) Assault homicide 0.7%
(15) All other causes other 17.4%
TYPES OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS, USA 2002
(MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident) ACCIDENT PERCENT
(1) Motor vehicle (MVA) 44.3%
(2) Falls 17.8%
(3) Poison,liq/solid 13.0%
(4) Drowning 3.9%
(5) Fires, Burns,Smoke 3.4%
(6) Medical/Surgical Complication 3.1%
(7) Other land transport 1.5%
(8) Firearms 0.8%
(9) Other (nontransport) 17.8%
HOME ACCIDENT PERCENT
(1) Falls 31.8%
(2) Poison(sol/liq) 21.0%
(3) Fire,burns 16.4%
(4) Obstructed airway 8.7%
(5) Suffocation 3.6%
(6) Firearms 2.6%
(7) Poison(gas) 2.1%
(8) All other 13.8%
The data is a few years back (circa 2002), some very interesting reading can be found on: <a href="http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html?source=DeathClock" target="_new" rel="nofollow"
http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html?source=DeathClock
Interesting table attached, it would appear to me that we need to ban CIGARETTES before handguns. I was shocked at the numbers overall and just how far down the list handguns actually were.
**1993 study by the Carter Center estimated that two-thirds of deaths are due to six risk factors subject to influence by the will: tobacco, alcohol, injury risks, high blood pressure, obesity/cholesterol and poor primary care (prenatal/reproductive). (Only 26% of smokers live to age 80 -- in contrast with 57% of nonsmokers**
Hate to say it, but firearms just don't jump off the page as a major contributor. In light of this recent event, every anti-gun advocate is using this as a springboard and I just DO NOT AGREE with them. By the looks of the data and what seems to be taking lives, we need to BAN CARS and CIGARETTES long before weapons.
ZACH, welcome back to La Maddalena! My tug boats pulled his ship back in to port the other day for those of you wondering where he was!