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Causes of Death Over the past century the causes of death have changed……… In the early 1900’s the largest causes of death were infectious and parasitic disease, respiratory disease, circulatory disease and cancer. Of these causes, there have been large decreases in deaths from infectious and parasitic disease, and small decreases in deaths from respiratory disease. Deaths resulting from infectious and parasitic diseases have fallen from 25% of all deaths in 1907 to about 1% of all deaths in 2004 Deaths resulting from respiratory conditions have fallen from 13% to 9% of all deaths. Deaths from circulatory disease and cancer have continued to be the largest causes of death over the century, increasing as a percentage of all deaths. Deaths from circulatory disease have increased, from about 15% of all deaths in 1907 to 36% of all deaths in 2004. The trend between these two periods has not been consistent as cardiovascular disease represented about 60% of all deaths in the mid 1960’s. Deaths resulting from cancer have increased from 7% of all deaths in 1907 to about 30% in 2004 Resource: http://www.alhw.gov.au/morality/data/curent_data.cfm Deaths-Leading Causes Number of deaths for leading causes of death in the US in 2005 Heart disease: 652,091 Cancer: 559,312 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 143,579 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809 Diabetes: 75,119 Alzheimer's disease: 71,599 Influenza/Pneumonia: 63,001 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 43,901 Nephritis is and inflammation of the kidneys and is often caused by infections, toxins, and autoimmune diseases. Septicemia: is the presence of bacteria in the blood. It can arise from infections throughout the body, including infections in the lungs, abdomen, and urinary tract. 34,136 Resource: www.cdc.gov FIVE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, USA, AGES 15-24, 1998 PERCENT OF TOP 5 NUMBERS (1) Accidents 51.8% 12,752 (2) Homicide 21.3% 5,233 (3) Suicide 16.3% 4,003 (4) Cancer 6.8% 1,670 CAUSE (5) Heart Disease 3.9% 961 In general, youth are more vulnerable to violent deaths, middle age individuals are more vulnerable to disease conditions affecting high risk individuals (cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.) and old age is more vulnerable to diseases related to general debility (infection, dementia, chronic disease and accidental falls) . Vulnerability to death by influenza & pneumonia increases rapidly with age in the United States. A person aged 50−64 is nearly ten times more likely to die from an influenza-associated death as a person in the 5−49 age group. And a person over 65 is over ten times more likely to die from and influenza-associated death as a person in the 50−64 age group. A person over 85 is about 16 times more likely to die an influenza-associated death as a person in the 65−69 age group. Those over age 85 are ten times more likely to have a first stroke than those between ages 55 and 64. (NOTE: Death rates due to cardiovascular disease have been dropping more rapidly than death rates due to cancer. Since 2005 cancer has become the leading cause of death for people under the age of 85, although the total number of deaths from cardiovascular disease for all ages is still slightly greater than for cancer. ) Resource: http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/causes.html Risk Factors for Major Causes of Death Major Causes of Death Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Accidents (other than motor vehicles) Influenza and Pneumonia Motor vehicle accidents Diabetes Cirrhosis of Liver Arteriosclerosis Suicide Risk Factors Smoking Hyperextension Elevated serum cholesterol Diabetes Stress Family history Smoking Worksite carcinogens Alcohol Diet Environmental carcinogens Hypertension Smoking Elevated serum cholesterol Stress Alcohol Drug abuse Smoking (fires) Product design Handgun availability Smoking Vaccination status Alcohol No seat belts Speed Roadway design Vehicle engineering Obesity Alcohol abuse Elevated serum cholesterol Stress Alcohol and drug abuse Gun availability