Metabolic and other diseases

2004 top causes of mortality, number of deaths in 2004, (years taken from each victim) and total life years lost in the US each year: CDC data
1. Heart disease 652,486 deaths (11.6 years/person) 8,000,000 US life years lost per year
2. Cancer 553,888 deaths (15.6 years/person) 8,700,000 US life years lost per year
3. Stroke 150,074 deaths (10.5 years/person) 1,700,000 US life years lost per year
4. Respiratory disease 121,987 deaths (11.8 years/person) 1,500,000 US life years lost per year
5. Accidents 112,012 deaths (32.0 years/person) 3,500,000 US life years lost per year
6. Diabetes 73,138 deaths (14.4 years/person) 1,100,000 US life years lost per year
7. Alzheimer’s 65,965 deaths (7.0 years/person) 400,000 US life years lost per year
8. Influenza and pneumonia 59,664 deaths (10.3 years/person) 700,000 US life years lost per year
9. Kidney disease 42,480 deaths (12.1 years/person) 500,000 US life years lost per year
10. Septicemia (infection) 33,373 deaths (14.0 years/person) 500,000 US life years lost per year
11. Suicide 32,439 deaths (34.0 years/person) 1,100,000 US life years lost per year
12. Liver disease 27,013 deaths (22.5 years/person) 600,000 US life years lost per year
13. Hypertension 23,076 deaths (8.0 years/person) 100,000 US life years lost per year
14. Parkinson’s 17,989 deaths (0.5 years/person likely; not yet proven) 9,000 likely
15. Assault (homicide) 17,357 deaths (45.5 years/person) 800,000 US years lost per year