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Falls were the second most common cause of death, accounting for 12% of the total.
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The third most common cause of death on the job in 2000 was homicide, which claimed 677 workers.
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Factory fires, often caused by sparks hitting stored clothing and fabric, are the most common cause of death in Bangladesh's apparel industry.
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The most common cause of death on the job in 2000, however, was the car accident, accounting for 23% of the total.
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Malignancy was the second more common cause of death among Asian patients.
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Those bullets were designed to be accurate to minimise the risk of an accidental head shot - the most common cause of death or injury from a rubber bullet.
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They analysed more than 5, 000 cases between 1791 and 1793 and found oedema (a swelling caused by the build-up of fluid beneath the skin) to be the third most common cause of death after tuberculosis and malnutrition.
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Cancer of the bowel is the second most common cause of cancer death.
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Lung cancer is still the most common cause of cancer death in England.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart-related abnormality, is the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes at sporting events.
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According to Cancer Research UK some 41, 000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, but 10, 700 will die of the disease, making it the fourth most common cause of cancer death - and second only to lung cancer in men.
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It is the most common cause of respiratory-related death in the UK - and 56% of all working days lost among men are due to it, costing the economy many billions of pounds each year.
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