Rank   Condition Number of Deaths 1 Heart Disease 737,563 2 Cancer 538,455 3 Cerebrovascular disease 157,991 4 Chronic obstructive lung disease 102,899 5 Unintentional injury 93,320 6 Pneumonia and Influenza 82,923 7 Diabetes 59,254 8 HIV and AIDS 43,115 9 Suicide 31,284 10 Chronic liver diseases 25,222

Modified from: National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 1996-97 and Injury Chartbook, Hyattsville, Maryland: 1997 p.117.