How we die.
"Summary of Vital Statistics 2002." Standout stats:
Leading cause of death across all documented ethic groups: Diseases of the heart (24,519 instances) [p. 11]
Most popular suicide method: Hanging, strangulation and suffocation (135) [p. 18]
Second-most popular suicide method: Jumping from high place (130)
Most popular homicide method: Firearm discharge (365) [p. 19]
Least popular homicide method: Smoke, fire and flames (1)
Least popular homicide method runners-up: Drowning and submersion (3); pushing from high place (3)
Most popular baby name for females (all ethnic groups): Ashley [p. 46]
Most popular baby name for males (all ethnic groups): Michael
Seventh-most popular baby name for white females: Chaya (tied with Emma) [p. 46]
Tenth-most popular baby name for black males: Jaden
Most popular of the reportable diseases: Gonorrhea (12,811) [p. 45]
Least popular of the reportable diseases: Rubella (2), Pertussis (5)
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