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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.
Suicide is the 10 th leading cause of death in the U.S., 20 the 3 rd leading cause of death for people aged 10â14 21 and the 2 nd leading cause of death for people aged 15 â24. 22 More than 90% of children who die by suicide have a mental health condition. 23