Top Ten Causes of Death - Top 10 Causes of Death (1999)
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While homicides, national tragedies & AIDS get the most press, the top causes of death are heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. Get Fit Through Gardening, a healthy lifestyle, could impact the causes of over 1.3 million deaths per year!
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Top 10 Causes of Death (1999) |
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Disease / Condition |
Annual Deaths |
Percent | Lifestyle |
| 1) Heart Disease | 724,915 | 30.3 % | Yes |
| 2) Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) | 549,787 | 23.9 % | 50/50 |
| 3) Stroke (cerebrovascular disease) | 167,340 | 7 % | 50/50 |
| 4) Chronic Lower Respiratory disease | 124,153 | 5.2 % | No*** |
| 5) Accidents (Car Accidents* - 42,437) | 97,298 | 4.1 % | No*** |
| 6) Diabetes Mellitus | 68,379 | 2.9 % | 50/50 |
| 7) Pneumonia & Influenza | 63,686 | 2.7% | No |
| 8) Alzheimer's Disease | 44,507 | 1.9 % | No*** |
| 9) Kidney disease
(Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, & nephrosis) |
35,524 | 1.5 % | 50/50 |
| 10) Septicemia
(toxins in the blood - known as "blood poisoning") |
30,670 | 1.3 % | 50/50 |
| Total Deaths per Year** | 2,338,075 | 100 % | |
* Car accidents: About half are due to alcohol.
** Suicides dropped out of the top ten (They have historically been around #8) with ~ 30,000, About 500,000 people attempt suicide with more females attempting but males are more successful (1998 - male suicides: 24,538), (1998 - female suicides: 6,037)
Homicides were 15,530 in 1999, far out of the top ten. This is a 34% drop since 1990. I find this an astounding statistic considering the national focus on murder.
** Liver Disease is off the list this year as well (estimate around 25,000).
** Diabetes Type II (Adult onset) is highly correlated with overweight, lack of exercise, poor diet and hypertension.
*** Chronic Lower Respiratory disease is highly correlated with cigarette smoking
*** Accidents are not impacted by Get Fit Through Gardening.
*** Pneumonia & Influenza are not directly impacted by Get Fit Through Gardening.
Note: Deaths from Aids has dropped significantly in the last few years with approximately 24,014 in 1998, I think there were around 21,000 in 1999 (not positive on that fact).
What's the Point?: That, conservatively, over 60% of the nation's deaths are related to lifestyle - specifically diet and exercise.
While homicide and AIDS get the most press, the top causes of death are heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. Get Fit Through Gardening, a healthy lifestyle, Get Fit Through Gardening could impact the health of millions of sedentary Americans. It looks funny, it sounds funny --- but this idea could really make a difference in thousands of peoples' lives.
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Mortality Statistics From 1997 (2000 Almanac) |
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Disease / Condition |
Annual Deaths |
Percent | Lifestyle |
| 1) Heart Disease | 724,269 | 31. % | Yes |
| 2) Cancer | 538,947 | 23. % | Yes |
| 3) Stroke | 158,060 | 6.8 % | 50/50** |
| 4) Chronic obstructive lung disease | 114,381 | 5 % | No*** |
| 5) Pneumonia & Influenza | 94,828 | 4 % | No*** |
| 6) Accidents* | 93,207 | 4 % | No*** |
| 7) Diabetes Mellitus | 64,574 | 2.8% | 50/50 |
| 8) Suicide | 29,264 | 1.3 % | No*** |
| 9) Kidney disease | 26,295 | 1 % | 50/50 |
| 10) Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis | 24,936 | 1 % | 50/50 |
| Total Deaths per Year | 2,338,075 | 100 % | |
* Car accidents are less than 42,000 per year. About half are due to alcohol.
** Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease.
** Diabetes Type II (Adult onset) is highly correlated with overweight, lack of exercise, poor diet and hypertension.
*** Chronic obstructive lung disease is highly correlated with cigarette smoking
*** Accidents are not impacted by Get Fit Through Gardening.
*** Pneumonia & Influenza are not directly impacted by Get Fit Through Gardening.
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