The post Leading Causes of Death lists major causes of death that kill a thousand people or more per year in the USA. This post will focus on CDC data that describes causes of mortality leading to tens or hundreds of deaths per year.
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects: 850
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium: 784
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis: 757
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified: 621
Meningitis: 605
Infections of kidney: 602
Accidental discharge of firearms: 600
Influenza: 494
Hyperplasia of prostate: 487
Respiratory tuberculosis: 424
Diseases of appendix: 415
Legal intervention: 409
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent: 246
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome: 203
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis: 175
Other nutritional deficiencies: 158
Other tuberculosis: 145
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs: 136
Meningococcal infection: 79
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue: 68
Pregnancy with abortive outcome: 40
Other and unspecified acute lower respiratory infections: 36
Salmonella infections: 28
Syphilis: 27
Whooping cough: 26
