What are the most common causes of death?

What are the most common causes of death?

Michael Largo (Author, "Final Exits") gives expert video advice on: What are the most common causes of death?; What are some common reasons for suicide?; Can I die from a migraine? and more...

2.4 million people, on average, die each year in America. The top 10 ways of dying in America today. Number 10, death from infections. Number nine, death from nephritis, which is kidneys. Eight, death from Alzheimer's, which they used to call old age. But no one has really died of old age since 1951. death from pneumonia, number seven. Six, death from diabetes. Five, accidental death. Number four, death from lung diseases. Three, death from brain malfunctions. Number two, death from cancer. And the number one cause of death in America today? Still death from heart disease.