It's good news that murder rates in the US have declined both objectively and relatively to other causes of death. Of course, it's not good news that there are medical causes of death that are on the increase, or are declining more slowly. #ddtb
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Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death
Wed Jan 11, 12:16 p.m. EST: For the first time in 45 years, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, according to government health officials.
Murder dropped enough in 2010 that it was overtaken at No. 15 by a respiratory illness called pneumonitis that is seen mainly in people 75 and older.
+The Associated Press – http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_LIFE_EXPECTANCY_HOMICIDE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report – http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
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