Table 4.
(1) Percentage change |
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5 years | 10 years | 15 years | 20 years | |
Accidents | ||||
Cancer | ||||
Heart disease | ||||
Influenza and pneumonia | ||||
Stroke | ||||
(2) Change |
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5 years | 10 years | 15 years | 20 years | |
Accidents | ||||
Cancer | ||||
Heart disease | ||||
Influenza and pneumonia | ||||
Stroke |
Notes: We multiply the predicted change at 5, 10, 15, and 20 years provided in Panel (1) of Table 4 with the most recent age-adjusted death rates of the leading causes of deaths in 2018. The age-adjusted death rates (deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population) for the 10 leading causes of death in the most recent year 2018 are: (1) Heart disease, 163.6; (2) Cancer, 149.1; (3) Accidents, 48.0; (4) Chronic lower respiratory disease, 39.7; (5) Stroke, 37.1; (6) Alzheimer disease, 30.5; (7) Diabetes, 21.4; (8) Kidney disease, 12.9; (9) Influenza and pneumonia 14.9; and (10) Suicide, 14.2.