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Approximately 245,000 deaths in 2000
due to low levels of education
176,000 to racial segregation
162,000 to low social support
133,000 to individual-level poverty
119,000 to income inequality
39,000 to area-level poverty

Overall, 4.5% of U.S. deaths were found to be attributable to poverty.