This is a ranked list of the top causes of death in the USA. The data comes from the CDC Leading Causes of Death site. This information is based on preliminary statistics from 2010. This post lists causes of death measured in the thousands.
All other diseases: 269,028
All other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease: 195,388
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung: 158,135
Cerebrovascular diseases: 129,180
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,792
Acute myocardial infarction: 121,885
All other forms of heart disease: 118,567
Alzheimer’s disease: 83,308
Diabetes mellitus: 68,905
All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms: 64,765
Heart failure: 57,696
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described: 56,848
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus: 52,540
Pneumonia: 49,510
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified: 45,383
Renal failure: 44,388
Malignant neoplasm of breast: 41,360
Drug-induced deaths: 37,792
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas: 36,817
Motor vehicle accidents: 35,080
Septicemia: 34,843
Hypertensive heart disease: 33,275
Injury by firearms: 31,513
Other diseases of respiratory system: 31,144
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances: 30,781
Malignant neoplasm of prostate: 28,541
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease: 26,577
Falls: 25,903
Alcohol-induced deaths: 25,440
Leukemia: 22,499
Parkinson’s disease: 21,963
Malignant neoplasms of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts: 20,275
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: 20,274
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms: 19,308
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae: 18,485
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids: 17,001
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae: 16,664
Alcoholic liver disease: 15,950
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 15,852
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior: 14,892
Malignant neoplasm of bladder: 14,707
Malignant neoplasm of ovary: 14,516
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus: 14,417
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system: 14,119
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis: 13,195
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period: 12,053
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms: 11,420
Malignant neoplasm of stomach: 11,372
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms: 11,015
Aortic aneurysm and dissection: 10,397
Certain other intestinal infections: 10,248
Emphysema: 10,021
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities: 9,587
Malignant melanoma of skin: 9,145
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries: 8,737
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx: 8,447
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified: 8,405
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease: 8,352
Viral hepatitis: 7,554
Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile: 7,284
Atherosclerosis: 7,213
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrosis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified: 5,863
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae: 5,808
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae: 5,050
Anemias: 4,842
Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae: 4,383
Other disorders of circulatory system: 4,191
Other acute ischemic heart diseases: 4,149
Injury at work: 4,066
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri: 3,922
Accidental drowning and submersion: 3,696
Malignant neoplasm of larynx: 3,687
Asthma: 3,355
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder: 3,335
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases: 2,992
Peptic ulcer: 2,956
Hypertensive heart and renal disease: 2,790
Malnutrition: 2,772
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames: 2,737
Complications of medical and surgical care: 2,475
Hernia: 1,830
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae: 1,564
Hodgkin’s disease: 1,228
Acute and subacute endocarditis: 1,097
Other land transport accidents: 1,017
