Big killer
In public health, a big killer is a disease or other major cause of loss of human life. Examples include:
Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States in the year 2000:
- Heart disease: 710,760
- Cancer: 553,091
- Stroke: 167661
- Chronic lower respiratory disease: 122,009
- Accidents: 97,900
- Diabetes: 69,301
- Pneumonia/Influenza: 65,313
- Alzheimer's disease: 49,558
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 37,251
- Septicemia: 31,224
Source: National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 50, No. 16, courtesy of United States National Center for Health Statistics
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