most preventable cause of death and disease in the united states
Preventable causes of death The three most common preventable causes of death in the population of the United States are smoking, high blood pressure, and being overweight.[5]
Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year In 2010, there were an estimated 5,419,000 crashes, 30,296 of with fatalities, killing 32,999, and injuring 2,239,000.[2] About 2,000 children under 16 die every year in traffic collisions.[3] Records indicate that there have been a total of 3,613,732 motor vehicle fatalities in the United States from 1899 to 2013.