CDC Reveals Top Five Causes of Death

CDC Reveals Top Five Causes of Death
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Heart disease tops the list of what's most likely to kill you or someone you love, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data naming the five leading causes of death among Americans under age 80 for 2014. After heart disease, cancer was the most likely cause of death. Rounding out the list were stroke; chronic lower respiratory diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema; and accidents, the report said.



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