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. 2020 Jul 29;81:47–54. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.07.017

Table 2.

Estimated annual mortality in the USA from major non-cardiac surgery, cardiovascular disease and stroke, cancer and injury.

Deaths per year Year Percent
Total Deaths
Reference
Total All-Aged Deaths 2,839,205 2018 9
Cardiovascular and Stroke 793,840 2017 28% CDC
Cancer 599,108 2017 21% CDC
Injury 169,936 2017 6% CDC
Major Surgery (inpatient)
(1.32% of 50M)
660,000 2006 23% 4, 8

Data from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website.