Death due to our medical "system"

The top three causes of Unnecessary Deaths in the United States are related to our health care system…

The number one cause of unnecessary death in the United States, called Iatrogenic deaths (783,986) is shown in the table below, re-printed by permission of the auth

Hospital Adverse Drug Reaction – 106,000 deaths; at a cost of $12 billion
Medical error – 98,000 deaths; at a cost of $2 billion
Bedsores – 115,000 deaths; at a cost of $55 billion
Infection – 88,000 deaths; at a cost of $5 billion
Malnutrition – 108,800 deaths
Outpatient Adverse Drug Reaction – 199,000 deaths; at a cost of $77 billion
Unnecessary Procedures – 37,136 deaths; at a cost of $122 billion
Surgery-Related – 32,000 deaths; at a cost of $9 billion

TOTAL deaths that are unnecessary and caused by our health care system – 783,936; at a cost of $282 billion

The number two cause of unnecessary death in the United States is Heart Disease. Statistics show “The 2001 heart disease annual death rate is 699,697.”

The number three cause of unnecessary death in the United States is Cancer. Statistics show “the annual cancer death rate, 553,251.”

The total number of known unnecessary deaths, per year, directly due to the American Medical System is 2,036,884.

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