This is How You Would Die in 1901, According to Study

According to analyzed historical data gathered from Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you would be so lucky to reach an old age if you lived in 1901. There are so many fascinating and odd reasons why people die during the dawn of 1900s. And no, it really has nothing to do with serial killers. Here are the lowdowns.

In 1901, the biggest blame of deaths goes to diarrhea and enteritis, which is quite a surprise because in modern times, it can actually be treated. It actually claimed lives of 58,905. It was soon followed by tubercolosis of lungs that took 55,370 lives. Pneumonia and heart diseases rounded up the top four cause of deaths. General life expectancy in the U.S. during this year was 47 years old for men while 50 years old for women.

We can never really tell how we'll actually meet our death -- can it be by disease, accident or an old age? Only time can tell. In the meantime, try this Death Calculator to see how you would've died if you lived in 1901.