Numbers To Munch On: Average Number of Deaths Per Day in the U.S.

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Average # of deaths per day in US:

Abortion: 2,408
Heart disease: 1,773

Cancer: 1,641

Medical error: 685

Accidents: 401

Stroke: 401

Alzheimer's: 332

Diabetes: 228

Flu: 150

Suicide: 128

Opioids: 115

Drunk driving: 29

Underage drinking: 11
Unintentional Drowning: 10

Teen texting-and-driving: 8

All Rifles: 1

Sources
National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

Medical Error (The third-leading cause of death in US)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html

Opioids
https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html

Drunk Driving
https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

Underage Drinking
https://report.nih.gov/nihfactsheets/viewfactsheet.aspx?csid=21

Unintentional Drowning
https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html

Teen Texting while Driving
(Leading cause of death for teen drivers.)
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/study-texting-while-driving-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-teen-drivers-1.5226036