Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year
Journal American Medical Association July 26, 2000;284(4):483-5
ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:
12,000 -- unnecessary surgery
7,000 -- medication errors in hospitals
20,000 -- other errors in hospitals
80,000 -- infections in hospitals
106,000 -- non-error, negative effects of drugs