Doobie Doo
Veteran
I ain't cutting and pasting
1. Heart disease
Doctors blamed heart disease for 647,457 deaths in 2017 — more than four times the number of deaths caused by the next most common cause, chronic lower respiratory diseases.
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2. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Chronic lower respiratory disease, including chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema, killed 160,201 people in 2017.
In 2005, longtime "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died from respiratory failure caused by emphysema.
CREDIT: Douglas C. Pizac / AP
Death index: Top 50 ways Americans die
1. Heart disease
Doctors blamed heart disease for 647,457 deaths in 2017 — more than four times the number of deaths caused by the next most common cause, chronic lower respiratory diseases.
CREDIT: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
2. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Chronic lower respiratory disease, including chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema, killed 160,201 people in 2017.
In 2005, longtime "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died from respiratory failure caused by emphysema.
CREDIT: Douglas C. Pizac / AP
- 3. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases
In 2017, brain-related blood circulation problems, such as stroke, claimed 146,383 lives.
An occupational therapist works with a stroke patient using a computer system called Pablo, which uses machine learning to help patients regain hand and arm function.
CREDIT: Patrick Pleul/Picture Alliance via Getty Images
Death index: Top 50 ways Americans die

and I'm healthy. I'm also in the gym 6 days a week, though