Preventable Deaths: Statistics
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According to the CDC, the estimated number of potentially preventable deaths and the proportion preventable among the five leading causes of death in persons aged <80 years were 87,950 for diseases of the heart (30% preventable); 63,209 for cancer (15% preventable); 45,331 for unintentional injuries (43% preventable); 29,232 for CLRD (36% preventable); and 15,175 for stroke (28% preventable).
✏️ References
World Health Organization. (9 June 2021). Obesity.
World Health Organization. (26 July 2021). Tobacco.
GarcĂa, M., Bastian, B., Rossen, L., Anderson, R., Miniño, A., Yoon, P., ... Iademarco, M. (2016). Potentially preventable deaths among the five leading causes of death: United States, 2010 and 2014. CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65(45): 1245-55.
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