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What is the Leading Cause of Death in America?

Sadly, abortion is the highest cause of death in America. According to Guttmacher, a secular research organization, 862,320 babies were aborted in 2017. The CDC lists heart disease as the highest cause of death in 2017, but only 647,457 died due to heart disease. The chart below lists the top 4 causes of death in America.

Doughnut chart. Data table with 2 rows and 4 columns follows.

Abortion Heart Disease Cancer Unintentional Injury
862,320 647,457 599,108 169,936

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Abortion
Heart Disease
Cancer
Unintentional Injury