Monday, May 04, 2020

RFK JR FACT CHECK

"Third leading cause of death in U.S. is pharm drugs...."

vis-à-vis

Not sure where RFK Jr. is getting his facts, as he doesn't cite source:

From CDC:

Top 10 Leading Causes of Death

Data are for the U.S.
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
  • Heart disease: 647,457
  • Cancer: 599,108
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
  • Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
  • Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
  • Diabetes: 83,564
  • Influenza and pneumonia: 55,672
  • Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,633
  • Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173

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