CAUSE OF DEATH	ANNUAL DEATHS	  PRIMARILY RESEARCHED BY            PROPOSED FUNDING CUT

          Heart Disease	           681,000	National Institute on Body Systems*	      -39%
       Respiratory diseases	   145,000		
            Diabetes	            95,000
		
            Cancer	           613,000	 National Cancer Institute	              -37%

            Stroke	           163,000	National Institute on Neuroscience            -40%
                                                     and Brain Research*

          Alzheimer's	           114,000	   National Institute on Aging	              -40%

        Drug Overdoses	            97,000	National Institute of Behavioral Health*      -38%
           Suicide	            49,000
		
   Covid, Flu and Pneumonia	    95,000	National Institute of Allergy and             -36%
                                                       Infectious Diseases

Sources: HHS.gov; CDC WONDER
 
Note: Annual deaths as of 2023. Proposed funding cut figures are based on the difference between 2025 and 2026 budget proposals. Institutes with asterisks are proposed consolidations of existing N.I.H. institutes.