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Heart disease and cancer have been the two leading causes of death among persons 65 years of. age and older for the past 2 decades, accounting for nearly a million deaths (995,187) in. 1997. Over one-third (35 percent) of all deaths are due to heart disease, including heart. attacks and chronic ischemic heart disease.
In contrast, motor. vehicle traffic crashes were the number one leading cause. of death for people ages 13 through 25 in 2010. This con-. tinued drop in the rank of motor vehicle traffic crashes as. a leading cause of death is attributed to a significant (25%) decline in motor vehicle traffic fatalities over the period. 2005 to 2011. Nevertheless, despite this drop, motor vehi-. cle traffic crashes continue to be among the top 10 leading.