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What’s gonna kill YOU?

There was a dead mouse in our house at lunch today, and KT & I got into an IM discussion about the hantavirus (don't ask!) Anyway, one thing lead to another, and I discovered a cool CDC feature that lets you look at leading causes of death across the range of states/ages/genders/race. So here's what's gonna kill me in the near future:

20 Leading Causes of Death, Washington
1999 - 2004, White, Non-Hispanic, Males
Age Group 41-42

Rank Cause of Death Deaths
1 Unintentional Injury 267
2 Heart Disease 176
3 Malignant Neoplasms 149
4 Suicide 146
5 HIV 48
6 Liver Disease 46
7 Homicide 22
8 Diabetes Mellitus 21
9 Cerebrovascular 14
10 Viral Hepatitis 13
11 Influenza & Pneumonia 12
12 Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 6
12 Congenital Anomalies 6
13 Peptic Ulcer 4
13 Septicemia 4
14 Pneumonitis 3
15 Aortic Aneurysm 2
15 Benign Neoplasms 2
16 Anemias 1
16 Gallbladder Disorders 1

Comments

I'm sure mine will be "shot while trying to escape."