A state's leading cause of death can be a little misleading. Take Florida, for instance. There, residents are more likely to die of heart disease as opposed to another condition, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, heart disease as a fatal condition is hardly unique to Floridians. In fact, heart disease is the number one cause of fatalities in numerous states (like Georgia, California, New York, and Wyoming) , and remains one of the three most fatal conditions affecting Americans, alongside cancer and accidents.

That's not the end of the story, either: Heart disease is also the leading cause of death outside of the United States. Statistics from the World Health Organization indicate that 13% of all fatalities around the world are due to

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