Rural Americans Are More Likely To Die From The Top 5 Causes Of Death

Lena H. Sun - The Washington Post, Winchester Star: Health
Thu, 01/12/2017 - 2:47pm

Rural Americans are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer and the three other leading causes of death than their urban counterparts, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Those five top causes of death - heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke - accounted for 62 percent of the total 1.6 million deaths in the United [...]

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