Why don’t we all live forever?
March 5th, 2008 by
Alright, maybe that question is a bit more philosophical than I can handle in this blog.
But in a very practical sense, the answer to the question is simple: we don’t live forever because there is a long list of things that kill us.
Below you’ll find the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2004 according to the Center for Disease Control’s website. The data lags behind a few years, but the rankings haven’t changed much lately, so you can bet it won’t be much different when the data for ‘08 eventually comes out.
Deaths-Leading Causes
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
- Heart disease: 652,486
- Cancer: 553,888
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,074
- Chronic Lung diseases: 121,987
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 112,012
- Diabetes: 73,138
- Alzheimer’s disease: 65,965
- Influenza/Pneumonia: 59,664
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,480
- Septicemia: 33,373
This is a very important list, because it identifies your primary enemies in your quest to live a long, healthy life. The good Read the rest of this entry »
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