Since the article provides numbers with limited context... Number of US deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 655,381 Cancer: 599,274 Accidents

Since the article provides numbers with limited context... Number of US deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 655,381 Cancer: 599,274 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 167,127 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 159,486 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 147,810 Alzheimer’s disease: 122,019 Diabetes: 84,946 Influenza and Pneumonia: 59,120 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 51,386 Intentional self-harm (suicide): 48,344 For 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm 80K flu deaths for the 2017-2018 season https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/faq.htm#deaths https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/faq.htm#deaths