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How many people die each year in the united states of a pulmonary embolism? i cannot find an answer.
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You can: find these types of statistics at cdc.gov(http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/data.html). Each year, 60,000-100,000 americans die of PE/DVT.
Answered 6/2/2017
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