ANNUAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES

(2009 - causes of death - annual causes of death by cause)

Cause of death1	Number
All causes	2,436,652
Cardiovascular diseases	779,367
Malignant neoplasms	568,668
Lack of Health Insurance3	44,789
Drug induced2	37,485
Suicide	36,547
Motor vehicle accidents	36,284
Septicemia (infections)	35,587
by Firearms	31,224
Accidental poisoning	30,504
Alcohol induced	23,199
Homicide	16,591
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	9,424
Viral hepatitis	7,652
Cannabis (Marijuana)	0

^{1 Based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Second Edition, 2004
2 Drug induced include both legal and illicit drugs.
3 As calculated in the American Journal of Public Health.}