Coronary Artery Disease, and How Not to Die from It

More than 50 million people die each year. That’s more people than the entire population of Spain. It’s more people than everyone living in New York City and the state of California combined.

Like with many things in nature, the Pareto Principle also applies to death. The Pareto Principle is also known as the 80/20 Rule. It states that roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. In the context of this series of articles, approximately 80% of deaths come from 20% of the causes of death.

People die in al...