Tobacco 400,000 19%

Diet/activity patterns 300,000 14%

Alcohol 100,000 5%

Microbial agents 90,000 4%

Toxic agents 60,000 3%

Firearms 35,000 2%

Sexual behavior 30,000 1%

Motor vehicles 25,000 1%

Ilicit use of drucs 20,000 <1%

Total preventable causes: 1,060,000 50% of deaths

Comments and Conclusions

access to care and role of poverty

less than 5% goes to these causes