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Pneumonia killed ~50,000 people in 2010
In 2010, pneumonia killed around 50,000 Americans.
National Center for Health Statistics. Deaths: Final data for 2010. National Vital Statistics Report. May 8, 2013; 37(12): 1617-24. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_04.pdf