Medical Cause of Death
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Annual Number of Deaths
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Deaths from medication errors in hospitals
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7,000
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Deaths from unnecessary surgeries
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12,000
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Deaths from other errors in hospitals
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20,000
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Deaths from infections acquired in hospitals
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80,000
|
|
106,000
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Total of medically-caused deaths in the US every year
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225,000
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