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Big Picture Charts

Single-page charts with preselected causes of death

These charts present the 10-year chances of dying from the most common causes of death, other causes commonly discussed in the media, and all causes combined. To generate a chart, simply choose the sex, race, age range, smoking status and how you want the results to be displayed: either as percents or numbers out of 1,000.

Step 1: Patient Characteristics

Sex
Race
Age Range

Step 2: Display Options

Smoking Status
Display As...