In 2022, heart disease was the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the United States, accounting for **** percent of deaths, followed by cancer and accidents, which accounted for **** and **** percent of all deaths, respectively. COVID-19, cerebrovascular diseases, and diabetes were also among the top 10 leading causes of death among Hispanics in the United States. Cancer among Hispanics Cancer (malignant neoplasms) is the second leading cause of death in the United States as of 2022. In 2021, there were ****** deaths among Hispanic males attributed to cancer, compared to ****** deaths among Hispanic females. The most common treatments for cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Hispanic healthcare Access to health care and health insurance remains a problem for many Hispanics in the United States. In 2022, around ** percent of Hispanic men reported having no personal doctor or health care provider. Furthermore, as of 2022, around ** percent of children without health insurance were Hispanic.

This dataset contains counts of deaths for California as a whole based on information entered on death certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out-of-state deaths to California residents, whereas provisional counts are derived from incomplete and dynamic data. Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved and may not represent all deaths that occurred during the time period. Deaths involving injuries from external or environmental forces, such as accidents, homicide and suicide, often require additional investigation that tends to delay certification of the cause and manner of death. This can result in significant under-reporting of these deaths in provisional data.

The final data tables include both deaths that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence) and deaths to California residents (by residence), whereas the provisional data table only includes deaths that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence). The data are reported as totals, as well as stratified by age, gender, race-ethnicity, and death place type. Deaths due to all causes (ALL) and selected underlying cause of death categories are provided. See temporal coverage for more information on which combinations are available for which years.

The cause of death categories are based solely on the underlying cause of death as coded by the International Classification of Diseases. The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury." It is a single value assigned to each death based on the details as entered on the death certificate. When more than one cause is listed, the order in which they are listed can affect which cause is coded as the underlying cause. This means that similar events could be coded with different underlying causes of death depending on variations in how they were entered. Consequently, while underlying cause of death provides a convenient comparison between cause of death categories, it may not capture the full impact of each cause of death as it does not always take into account all conditions contributing to the death.

Death rate has been age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Single-year data are only available for Los Angeles County overall, Service Planning Areas, Supervisorial Districts, City of Los Angeles overall, and City of Los Angeles Council Districts.Coronary heart disease is a type of heart disease in which the arteries of the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscles. Over time, this can weaken the heart muscle and may lead to heart attack or heart failure. It is the most common type of heart disease in the US and has been the leading cause of death in Los Angeles County for the last two decades. Poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, tobacco exposure, and chronic stress are all important risk factors for coronary heart disease. Cities and communities can mitigate these risks by improving local food environments and encouraging physical activity by making communities safer and more walkable.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.

Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex, region and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), in the latest weeks for which data are available.

In the course of infectious disease outbreaks, barriers to accessing health care can contribute to preventable mortality. According to the Ministry of Health of Haiti (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population [MSPP]), the 2010 cholera epidemic caused 7,936 deaths from October 2010 to December 2012 in Haiti alone. We seek to quantify the excess mortality attributable to patients not seeking care during the cholera outbreak in the Nord Department in 2010–2012. Using data from a community-based retrospective survey conducted by Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF]) in Northern Haiti, we used logistic regression to examine the association between healthcare utilization and fatality among household members with watery diarrhea in the Communes of Borgne, Pilate, Plaisance, and Port-Margot in the Nord Department. We found that failing to seek care resulted in a 5-fold increase in the case fatality ratio among infected individuals (26%) versus those who sought care (5%). Common concerns noted for why care was not sought included travel distance to treatment centers, not attributing watery diarrhea episodes to cholera, and being unsure where to seek health care for their watery diarrhea episodes within their Communes. In conclusion, addressing transportation and information needs could increase healthcare utilization and reduce lives lost during an outbreak.

The life expectancy for those who survive one year after a spinal cord injury depends greatly on the severity of the injury and the age of the injured. For example, a 20-year-old who survives one year after a spinal cord injury causing paraplegia can expect to live around 40.7 more years. However, if a 20-year-old survives one year after a high tetraplegia spinal cord injury, they are only expected to live about 28.7 more years on average. How many spinal cord injuries are there every year? In the United States, there are over 18,000 spinal cord injuries every year. As of 2024, there were estimated to be around 308,600 people in the United States living with a spinal cord injury. The average age when spinal injuries occur is 44 years, and vehicular accidents are the most common cause of spinal cord injuries in the United States, followed by falls and violence. Between 2015 and 2024, almost 37 percent of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. were caused by vehicular accidents, while eight percent were caused by sports accidents. The cost of spinal cord injuries Spinal cord injuries can not only impact a person’s daily living and life quality but can also have a substantial financial impact. For example, the average expenses for the first year for someone in the U.S. with a spinal cord injury causing paraplegia was 687,262 U.S. dollars as of 2024. After the first year, someone with this type of injury could expect average yearly expenses of over 91,000 U.S. dollars. All in all, the lifetime costs for a 25-year-old patient with a spinal cord injury causing paraplegia are just over three million U.S. dollars. However, a 25-year-old with a high tetraplegia spinal cord injury could expect lifetime costs of over six million U.S. dollars.

In the United States, around 39 percent of people with Alzheimer’s are 75 to 84 years old. Additionally, around 26 percent of those with Alzheimer’s are aged 65 to 74 years. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia which impacts memory, behavior, and thinking and can lead to symptoms becoming so severe that those with the disease require support with basic daily tasks. Alzheimer’s remains a relevant problem around the world. Alzheimer’s disease deaths Alzheimer’s is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, causing more deaths than diabetes and kidney disease. While advances in medicine and increased access to treatment and care have caused decreases in many major causes of death, deaths from Alzheimer’s have risen over the past couple of decades. For example, from 2000 to 2022, deaths from stroke in the U.S. declined by 1.4 percent, while deaths from Alzheimer’s increased 142 percent. Alzheimer’s disease worldwide Alzheimer’s is not only a problem in the United States but impacts every country around the globe. In 2018, there were an estimated 50 million people living with dementia worldwide. This figure is predicted to increase to some 152 million by the year 2050. Alzheimer’s does not only cause a significant amount of death but also has a significant economic impact. In 2018, cost estimates for Alzheimer’s care worldwide totaled around one trillion U.S. dollars, with this figure predicted to double by the year 2030.

In 2023, China recorded ****** fatalities in traffic accidents across the country. The number of fatalities has increased from ****** in the previous year. Road traffic in China The number of road traffic fatalities in China varies greatly from region to region. Guangdong and Hubei had been the provinces with the highest number of traffic fatalities. All located in the eastern coastal area of China, they had also been the regions with the most traffic accidents in 2023. On the contrary, only a small number of fatalities had been reported in central and western regions of China. Reasons for this imbalance may be found in less traffic volume as well as the existence of fewer urban congested areas.Since 2016, the number of casualties and fatalities from traffic accidents in China has increased significantly, reaching ******* injuries and ****** deaths in 2023. Nevertheless, traffic accidents have emerged as one of the leading causes of death in China. The primary reasons may be unregulated road works and a lack of awareness among Chinese drivers. The development of neither road infrastructure nor driving behavior in China had been able to keep up with the increasing number of traffic participants and registered cars. As of 2003, only ********** vehicles had been registered in China, whereas by 2019 that number had skyrocketed to ************** cars. In 2023 alone, the number of newly registered vehicles in China had amounted to around ************ cars.