Medical malpractice facts - every year, roughly 98,000 Americans die because of medical malpractice and countless more are injured, or have to live life with daily pain because of someone else's mistake, according to experts in the field.
The data are backed up by dozens of other studies. For instance, that number gives fatalities associated with medical malpractice/medical negligence the dubious distinction of being the sixth biggest killer in the US annually, after heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory disease and accidents of all kinds.













