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BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7516.526 (Published 08 September 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:526Data supplement
Table 1 Estimated* number of deaths on 11 September 2001 in United States attributable to leading risk factorsw1
Risk factor
Estimated No of deaths
Tobacco
1189
Diet or activity patterns
1093
Alcohol
232
Microbial agents
205
Toxic agents
150
Motor vehicles
117
Firearms
79
Sexual behaviour
55
Illicit use of drugs
46
Total
3166
*Data were interpolated by dividing estimated annual mortality from leading risk factors in 2000w2 by 366.
Table 2 Estimated* number of deaths in United States on 11 September 2001 from 10 leading causesw3
Cause of death
Estimated No of deaths
Heart disease
1918
Cancer
1517
Stroke
448
Chronic lower respiratory disease
337
Accidents
278
Diabetes
196
Influenza or pneumonia
170
Alzheimer’s disease
148
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis
108
Septicaemia
88
Total
5208
*Data were interpolated by dividing annual mortality for 2001w3 by 365.
w1 McGinnis JM, Foege WH. Actual causes of death in the United States. JAMA 1993;270:2207-12.
w2 Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL. Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. JAMA 2004;291:1238-45.
w3 Anderson RN, Smith BL. Deaths: leading causes for 2001. National Vital Statistics Reports Vol 52, No 9. 7 Nov 2003. Table C, p 8. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_09.pdf (accessed 6 Sep 2005).
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