Figure 1,,,
Leading Causes of Death of People of All Ages in the United States: 1998,,,
(In thousands),,,
,,,
Causes of death,Fatalities,,
Heart disease,"724,269",,
Cancer,"538,947",,
Stroke,"158,060",,
Pulmonary disease,"114,381",,
"Pneumonia, influenza","94,828",,
Diabetes,"64,574",,
Transportation accidents,"43,848",,

"SOURCES: Diseases—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ",,,
"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health ",,,
"Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 47, No. 25, October 1999.             ",,,
"Transportation accidents—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of "
"Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2000 "
"(Washington, DC: 2001).           "