And we spend 51 billion a year fighting the war on drugs… look were deaths from drug overdoses is on the list
| Rank | War | Years | Deaths | Deaths per Day | US Population in First Year of War | Deaths per Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Civil War | 1861–1865 | 750,000[93] | 420 | 31,443,000 | 2.385% (1860) |
| 2 | World War II | 1941–1945 | 405,399 | 297 | 133,402,000 | 0.307% (1940) |
| 3 | World War I | 1917–1918 | 116,516 | 279 | 103,268,000 | 0.110% (1920) |
| 4 | Vietnam War | 1961–1975 | 58,209 | 11 | 179,323,175 (1960) | 0.030% (1970) |
| 5 | Korean War | 1950–1953 | 54,246 | 45 | 151,325,000 | 0.020% (1950) |
| 6 | American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 | 25,000 | 11 | 2,500,000 | 0.899% (1780) |
| 7 | War of 1812 | 1812–1815 | 15,000 | 15 | 8,000,000 | 0.207% (1810) |
| 8 | Mexican–American War | 1846–1848 | 13,283 | 29 | 21,406,000 | 0.057% (1850) |
| 9 | War on Terror | 2001–present | 6,717 | 1.57 | 294,043,000 | 0.002% (2010) |
| 10 | Philippine–American War | 1899–1902 | 4,196 | 3.8 | 72,129,001 | 0.006% (1900) |
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 2014 thru 12/22 |
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| Abortion: | 1065068 |
| Heart Disease: | 581859 |
| Cancer: | 562463 |
| Tobacco: | 341365 |
| Obesity: | 299426 |
| Medical Errors: | 204819 |
| Stroke: | 125751 |
| Lower Respiratory Disease: | 139416 |
| Accident (unintentional): | 123319 |
| Hospital Associated Infection: | 96558 |
| Alcohol: | 97533 |
| Diabetes: | 72009 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease: | 82878 |
| Influenza/Pneumonia: | 52498 |
| Kidney Failure: | 41707 |
| Blood Infection: | 32638 |
| Suicide: | 38543 |
| Drunk Driving: | 32974 |
| Unintentional Poisoning: | 30974 |
| All Drug Abuse: | 24388 |
| Homicide: | 16385 |
| Prescription Drug Overdose: | 14630 |
| Murder by gun: | 11209 |
| Texting while Driving: | 5841 |
| Pedestrian: | 4877 |
| Drowning: | 3818 |
| Fire Related: | 3414 |
| Malnutrition: | 2704 |
| Domestic Violence: | 1424 |
| Smoking in Bed: | 761 |
| Falling out of Bed: | 584 |
| Killed by Falling Tree: | 146 |
| Struck by Lightning: | 80 |
| Mass Shooting: | 12 |
| Spontaneous Combustion: | 0 |
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