The Next 5 Leading Causes of Death

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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.

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.

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