The leading 10 causes of death (2005) in Spartanburg County for all ages are:
1. Cancer ................................................................................................................................ 22.6%
2. Heart Disease ......................................................................................................................22.1%
3. Accidents……………………………………………......................................................... 6.6%
4. Stroke .................................................................................................................................. 6.3%
5. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease ...................................................................................... 5.9%
6. Alzheimer’s Disease ............................................................................................................. 3.6%
7. Diabetes .............................................................................................................................. 2.8%
8. Influenza and Pneumonia ....................................................................................................... 2.2%
9. Septicemia ............................................................................................................................1.7%
10. Chronic Liver Disease ..........................................................................................................1.6%

The leading 10 causes of death (2005) in S.C. for all ages are:
1. Heart disease .......................................................................................................................24.2%
2. Malignant Neoplasms (cancer) .............................................................................................22.3%
3. Cerebrovascular Disease (stroke) .......................................................................................... 6.3%
4. Accidents .............................................................................................................................. 5.8%
5. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease .......................................................................................5.1%
6. Alzheimer’s Disease .............................................................................................................. 3.4%
7. Diabetes Mellitus ....................................................................................................................3.1%
8. Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Nephrosis (kidney disease) ...................................................2.1%
9. Influenza and Pneumonia ....................................................................................................... 2.0%
10. Septicemia ...........................................................................................................................1.6%

These closely mirror national data for 2005 where the leading 10 causes of death for all ages are:
1. Heart disease ...................................................................................................................... 26.6%
2. Malignant Neoplasms (cancer) ............................................................................................ 22.8%
3. Cerebrovascular Disease (stroke) ......................................................................................... 5.9%
4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease ...................................................................................... 5.3%
5. Accidents ............................................................................................................................. 4.8%
6. Diabetes Mellitus ...................................................................................................................3.1%
7. Alzheimer’s Disease .............................................................................................................. 2.9%
8. Influenza and Pneumonia ....................................................................................................... 2.6%
9. Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Nephrosis (kidney disease) ...................................................1.8%
10. Septicemia ...........................................................................................................................1.4%