The Next 5 Leading Causes of Death

December 14, 2016

We round out our review of the CDC's 10 leading causes of death in the US with this slide show, highlighting numbers 6-10.

Alzheimer disease was responsible for 93,541 deaths in 2014

Deaths attributed to diabetes reached nearly 77,000

In 2014, influenza and pneumonia claimed 55,227 lives

Nephrotic diseases were responsible for 48,146 deaths in 2014

The number of deaths from suicide in 2014 was 42,773

Earlier this month, we summarized a new CDC report that provided the latest numbers on the 5 leading causes of deaths and preventable deaths in this country: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries (accidents), and stroke (cerebrovascular disease).In this companion slide show, we round out the CDC’s top 10 leading causes of death with key points on the second 5 leading causes.