leading cause

collocation in English

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leading
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈliː.dɪŋ/ us /ˈliː.dɪŋ/
very important or ...
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cause
noun
uk /kɔːz/ us /kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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Examples of leading cause

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In developing countries, waterborne diarrhoeal illness continues to be a leadingcause of morbidity and mortality.
Rapidly progressive focal necrotising glomerulonephritis is common, and a leadingcause of mortality.
It is also the 4th leadingcause of death in most developed countries.
In 1998, an estimated 5.1 million individuals died of the condition, making it the second leadingcause of mortality worldwide.
Other strains of the organism serve as the aetiological agents for blinding trachoma, still the leadingcause of preventable blindness in underdeveloped nations.
Of the 1,578 individuals interviewed, 423 of their family members had cancer listed as the leadingcause of death on the decedent's death certificate.
Bacterial sepsis continues to be the leadingcause of death in intensive care units.
Gastric cancer is the second leadingcause of cancer death worldwide, which leads to a substantial burden of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs (4;18).
It is a leadingcause of musculoskeletal morbidity and a major consumer of health and social service funds.
Pre-eclampsia remains a leadingcause of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide.
But even for those supposedly insured, medical costs are now the leadingcause of personal bankruptcy.
It remains a leadingcause of fetal growth restriction, premature birth, as well as infant and maternal morbidity and mortality.
However, despite this success, a significant number of corneal grafts fail and immunological rejection remains by far the leadingcause of graft failure.
Diarrhea-related illnesses are the leadingcause of mortality in these children (4;11;38).
According to statistical data, back pain is a leadingcause of a sick leave among adults younger than fifty-five years of age.
However, except for the year 1984-85, the leadingcause of death was illness.
Until 1950, the leadingcause of death had been tuberculosis.
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