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Can you name the leading causes of death in the United States (2010)?
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Rank
Cause
# of Deaths
1
597,689
2
574,743
3
138,080
4
129,476
5
120,859
6
83,494
7
69,071
8
50,476
9
50,097
10
38,364
11 (34,812)
38,364
12 (31,903)
38,364
13 (26,634)
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14 (22,032)
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15 (16,259)
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Causes of Death (US) Quiz
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jzev
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May 14th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT
21 points
Great quiz, its a shame how many preventable causes there are
Robyn:
May 14th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT
3 points
Awesome quiz idea! Top two were gimmes. But I thought number 5 was number three. It was essentially just run through what your family members have died of. Murder or suicides should be bonuses as they're interesting stats.
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Fellani
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May 14th, 2009 at 19:59 GMT
-13 points
Got all 10! Took me about 4 attempts to spell septicemia though!
Joe_Ball
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May 14th, 2009 at 19:59 GMT
48 points
I think 'dementia' should be accepted for Alzheimer's; I typed that assuming that and other forms of dementia would be grouped together. And possibly 'infection' for septicemia, but that's me being picky. Can't believe I didn't guess accidents! Great quiz.
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Robyn:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:00 GMT
-16 points
@jzev: Word. I think pretty much all but cancer and alzheimer's. Don't know what sepsis is. Just remembered that from grey's anatomy.
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Skydog
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT
-44 points
@Joe_ball: Dementia is more severe than Alzheimer's though.
Mr_Negative
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:11 GMT
170 points
"It was just their time" did not come up. I think this sporcle is broken.
Tommy
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:11 GMT
15 points
Good Quiz but should have kindey failure should be accepted for kidney disease
Tank
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:13 GMT
6 points
Hopefully with improvements in medical science, some of these will strat to fade from the list, but I guess accidents will always be there.
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Wilford
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:16 GMT
-267 points
Abortion kills more than all of these combined.
Westley
:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:21 GMT
2 points
I agree with Joe_Ball -- dementia should be accepted for Alzheimer's, which is a subtype of dementia.
Tom Riddle:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:22 GMT
6 points
the quiz shouldnt take "renal disease" and display the "essential hypertension, etc" like it does. "Renal disease" and "kidney disease" are the exact same thing
weizenugb
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:25 GMT
20 points
I was surprised that almost 10,000 more people die each year from suicide than from homicide.
shmick
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT
36 points
@wilford: shutup.that has nothing to do with this quiz.
sub
:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT
5 points
#1 has almost as many as #3-10 combined
Nuclear_Knuckles
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT
26 points
Yes, if only we can eliminate all these preventable diseases, almost no one will ever die.
Matt8204:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:39 GMT
46 points
"Intentional self-harm"...is that the new politically-correct term for suicide?
DC89:
May 14th, 2009 at 20:46 GMT
4 points
@ Joe_Ball: I think you have a point with Alzheimer/dimentia, but don't think infection should be accepted for septicemia. Septicemia specifically refers to the condition of having bacteria in the blood. Infection, if it were accepted as an answer, would cover not only septicemia but 'influenza and pneumonia' (number 8) as well.
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Ben26
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May 14th, 2009 at 20:54 GMT
-8 points
good quiz, got 2 bonuses. does "accident" mean like ON accident or a car accident?
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JAJDH
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May 14th, 2009 at 21:01 GMT
-15 points
No AIDS?
LaStic
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May 14th, 2009 at 21:05 GMT
36 points
Please accept UK spelling for septicaemia. It's still the same disease... Othewise: fun quiz
Zazu
:
May 14th, 2009 at 21:05 GMT
69 points
swine flu: 1
bencraft
:
May 14th, 2009 at 21:17 GMT
7 points
@tank, accidents are one of the most preventable causes of death there is.
PhiloKGB
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May 14th, 2009 at 21:26 GMT
7 points
Dementia is a syndrome. Alzheimer's is a cause of dementia much like HIV is a cause of AIDS.
Iceberg
:
May 14th, 2009 at 21:46 GMT
1 point
Interesting quiz, though these types of quizzes can be rather frustrating since the answers are somewhat vague.
procrstinologist
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May 14th, 2009 at 21:58 GMT
4 points
@philoKGB- HIV is a viral infection that progresses to AIDS when the person becomes severely immunodeficient. But you are correct that dementia is a syndrome. Alzheimer's is just the most common type of dementia. There are multiple causes of dementia, but only one cause of AIDS.
yankeessuck8991
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May 14th, 2009 at 21:59 GMT
43 points
no "Jack Bauer"?
Phil_Rose
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:06 GMT
43 points
Zazu's comment led me to think up something that would be interesting to see: least common causes of death. I'd imagine things like shark attack, snakebite, spontaneous human combustion...
marmarmar:
May 14th, 2009 at 22:15 GMT
14 points
@JAJDH - AIDS is probably a factor in a lot of the influenza type deaths; people with lower t cell count are more susceptible to cold/flu, and that is what tends to actually kill people, not AIDS.
debbiedoesnothin
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:31 GMT
18 points
I knew Alzheimers affects a lot of people but I didn't realize it actually causes the deaths of so many.
Niques
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:40 GMT
3 points
Wow, I debated trying Alzheimer's but didn't think that many people had it so I didn't bother.
Klingsta
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:42 GMT
42 points
Our first drummer, he died in a severe gardening accident..
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Tapestry
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:52 GMT
-28 points
I can never spell diabetits!!
DerKomissar
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May 14th, 2009 at 22:58 GMT
33 points
Where's "Natural Causes?" :)
nhrafan
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May 14th, 2009 at 23:04 GMT
49 points
I guess people dying from boredom isn't nearly the epidemic that little kids try making it out to be.
Zalx
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May 14th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT
40 points
What about Chuck Norris?
Joe_Ball
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May 14th, 2009 at 23:45 GMT
36 points
Of course, it's well known that 'hard work' never killed anyone, but I still don't think it's worth the risk.
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TMB
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May 14th, 2009 at 23:52 GMT
-7 points
Missed Number 3 - Surprised there was no Brain Disease or any kind of STDs
Veni_Vidi_Vidic
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May 15th, 2009 at 00:08 GMT
17 points
It's the bonuses that shocked me. I knew the murder rate in the United States was through the roof but when you actually see the number of people it really does take your breath away. The murder rate in the US is almost double that of the worst European Country (Switzerland) which, unsurprisingly, is the only European country where guns are legal and widespread. It is a staggering 7x higher than the lowest rate in the continent (Norway). Murder Rates Per 100,000 people: United States 5.6 Canada 1.85 France 1.59 England & Wales 1.38 Germany 0.9 Japan 0.64 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_murder_rate Unbelievable.
Veni_Vidi_Vidic
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May 15th, 2009 at 00:15 GMT
2 points
I separated that last comment into different paragraphs and into a mini table so it was easy to read but the site has jumbled it into a horrible mess for some reason. Anyway, the suicide rates by country also makes quite interesting reading too. I'm amazed at how high the suicide rate is amongst men and how low it is in the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
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