[EX02-175] The 10 leading causes of death in the United States during 2002 were listed by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis in a January 2005 report. There were a total of 2,443,387 deaths recorded.

Number Cause of Death (10,000s)
Alzheimer’s disease 5.9 Chronic respiratory disease 12.5 Diabetes 7.3 Heart disease 69.7 Influenza/pneumonia 6.6 Malignant neoplasms 55.7 Motor vehicle traffic crashes 4.4 Nephritis/nephrosis 4.1 Septicemia 3.4 Stroke 16.3 Source: NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis

a. Construct a Pareto diagram of this information.

b. Write a paragraph describing what the Pareto diagram dramatically shows to its reader.