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The Leading And Most "Distinctive" Causes Of Death In Your State
In a nation in which every third citizen is obese, it should come as no surprise that the leading cause of death in virtually all states (except the "healthier" ones) is heart disease. Which the map below, of most common sources of death in any state using CDC data, confirms is precisely the case.
Fig 1: Leading Cause Of Death By State
No surprises there.
However, that doesn't mean that every "average" American is doomed to die from a heart attack.
According to a recent study by the CDC looking at the most distinctive deaths by state, by which they mean which type of death is abnormally represented relative to the national mean, Americans have a veritable cornucopia of ways in which they "pass" depending on which state they call home.
As the CDC observes, the resulting map depicts a variety of distinctive causes of death based on a wide range of number of deaths, from 15,000 deaths from HIV in Florida to 679 deaths from tuberculosis in Texas to 22 deaths from syphilis in Louisiana. The largest number of deaths mapped were the 37,292 deaths in Michigan from “atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described”; the fewest, the 11 deaths in Montana from “acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome.” The state-specific percentage of total deaths mapped ranged from 1.8% (Delaware; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described) to 0.0005% (Illinois, other disorders of kidney).
For the Illinois fans: the reason "gunshot wounds" is not shown is because it is not a part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, which is where the CDC pulled its disease sample from.
So without further ado, here is the color-coded map of "most distinctive causes of death by state, 2001-2010." Twenty-three different causes of death were identified. The most common was “other and unspecified acute lower respiratory infections,” seen in 6 states (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
Source: CDC
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Who put this crap together?
- I don't see Homeless/Jobless
Yeah...And no "Alcohol Poisoning" or drug overdoses either
So in CA it's Hyperplasia of the prostate eh? I wonder, is that found more prominently in the Castro?
Its the GMO foods.
Florida and DC - AIDS...
Lovely...
The second map only confirms what we already know - New York is full of pussies, and California is full of assholes.
HIV in DC
[It figures. Politicians love f*cking everyone in the a**...]
we're all dying of U - legal intervention
Socialism/Communism/Marxism/Totalitarianism is near the top worldwide. No work, no food, no money, no medicine = dead.
Thank you Dear Leaders.
Nail guns? Where are all the nail gun deaths recorded?
that would be:
W. - other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae
Thanks, I was wondering what that meant.
Perhaps I'll die of ass cancer. Oh well. At least I can afford the pain meds.
It should be 'Reclaimed by the Devil' in Washington, D.C.
Oregon and Nevada: legal intervention. Meaning being gunned down by police? Interesting euphemism.
This is pretty interesting. If you think it through you can figure out the underlying causes of the cited medical conditions.
New York and California: The obvious underlying cause is sexually transmitted disease. In New York, it's females who predominate, in California it's the men. Exactly what you'd expect given that these two states are the Sodom and Gomorrah of the USA.
Kentucky, WV, and PA: coal mining-related respiratory disease.
Upper midwest and Maine: cold-weather.
Texas: Illegal immigration
Florida: The HIV deaths are probably more due to drug use than sexual activity. Unsurprising considering it is a major gateway for drug smuggling.
Louisiana: New Orleans!!
Tennessee and Mississippi: Stereotypes are based in reality.
Vermont, New Hampshire, and North Carolina: People assume that rednecks only live down south, but there are plenty of them in New England too.
I guess what "R" and "W" mean is, we don't have a fucking clue what kills these people. Does this mean that Georgia, Indiana, Massachusets, Utah, and Rhode Island have something in common that we don't know about?
my guess is that Georgia's strange reading results from CDC stats included in state stats.
Enlarged prostate a STD???
That's a new one.
But hey, modifying facts to fit your argument is the new new thing...
R and W would be covered under "anthrax delivered via FedEx."
Buckaroo,
You may be able to add Hanford and the radioactive Columbia River as a likely culprit for WA and OR. Anybody have any guesses for Minnesota?
Florida: you're forgetting about Key West (homo capital of the east coast)
"Legal intervention" rules in 3 states already ! I expect that category to vastly expand in the rest of the country, over the next few years...
no "lethal injection"?
Should be in Texas. More executions than TB there...
Does hyperplasia mean "very pleased"?
Let me call my buddy who lives on Uranus Terrace
But still ranks right up there with NY "Inflammatory female pelvic diseases" Wonder if there's any correlation with Wall Street bonuses?
Good lord! Does that kill the male too? Guess it might. "Honey, what's that burning aaaaaayyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiii!!!!"
Not in my prostate, and mine's from California.
And in the rest of the South, things look pretty nasty, compared to the Northern states (Michigan and westward). Just an observation.
Syphilis=Black
lol @ louisiana
study doesn't have the balls to list "death by the hands of blacks."
Deaths due to homelessness might fall under "legal intervention". It's open season on bums in Albuquerque, as long as you have a license to kill. $400 bounty on the varmints. The police union calls it trauma pay. Google James Boyd. Of course, the pigs weren't traumatized at all. They were whooping it up. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/when-cops-break-bad-albuque...
Albuquerque and Las Vegas cops are notoriously trigger-happy. Enough to show up on this map.
Funny murder and suicide wasn't mentioned. Wonder which states would list those for "most distinctive" cause of death. Automobile accidents were not listed either. Accidental discharge of firearms is listed. Why are these listed while other causes not related to illness are?
Also note the difference between "most distinctive" and "most prevalent." These are not the cause occuring most in each state.
Edit: I see transport accidents are listed.
Diabetes and gross obesity. In other words "Lard asses". I am an RN
Nail Guns aren't on here?
"accidental discharge of firearms."
So guns go off, just like SUV's and minivans spontaneously go out of control.
I am more interested BTW in death-cause stats for people under 55 or some threshhold of past peak vigor like that. Humans beyond 70 are falling apart in numerous ways with the same end. In the old days they correctly diagnosed elderly deaths at very low cost indeed by writing in "old age" or "consumption" or whatever.
Yet fuckers like Soros, Buffet, Greenspan are all still fucking alive and well...
. . . and Kissinger
Right???
How the fuck is that spawn of Satan still around?
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You could not be more wrong. this guy is 67. But you are not alone as most of Amerika has grown fat, dumb, lazy, spoiled and a bit cowardly. Takes a liitle courage, effort and knowledge and everything you mentioned is compeletly avoided ! Although there certainly are a few secrets. But anybody can do the same exact thing rather easily and enjoy it all everyday. Or stay fat and unhealthy. It is simply a choice we make !
http://www.downtoearththinking.com/fitness-over-60-a-mindset-of-health.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-pre-made-solar...
early morning bank rooftop fall is curiously missing?
Well, either Morbid Obesity (BMI > 35) gets your Ticker after age 55, or...
If you live long enough, some form of Cancer will get you. Humans are not meant to live to 100.
Also, as a rule of thumb... You can live up to 80 with the right life choices in diet, exercise and stress minimization. Everything >80 is determined by genes (having picked the right parents and grandparents).
I recall seeing a TV program on some Science, NatGeo or Discovery channel some years ago, that researchers in Sweden found that men whose Grandfathers had good nutrition during puberty, got to live long. Likewise, women whose maternal grandmothers and mothers had good nutrition while in their mother's womb, lived longer. Apparently the DNA in the sperm and egg is of better quality if proper nutrition is available during its creation.
Thus... "Your kids and grand-kids are what You eat".
Betya, ya didn't know.
p.s. Hence, for these reasons, stay away from GMO's, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Food Additives, meats with Growth Hormones and Antibiotics, and Monsanto. Of course with the super-secret TPP, you'll never know.
"Everything >80 is determined by genes "... recent research has disproven this to an extent. Diet and activity play a large role than thought. A study of populations with excess centenarians showed diet an exercise have a correlation. But the key to the diet part appeared to be not much meat but lots of beans.
"Humans are not meant to live to 100"... This doesn't have any basis in fact or reality. Aging is a cumulative error process, not a programmed feature.
Genetics strongly interact and modify the pros/cons of diet and activity. I work on a gene that is directly responsive to diet and exercise and is one of the very few genetically linked to human longevity. The current thinking in the field is that due to the complexity of longevity and all the influencing factors there is not 1 gene that will ever be known as THE gene. This complicates genetic mapping studies because what you end up with are numerous weak associations that may have higher-order interactions which require ever larger study populations to test for significance. I work on a real unicorn and have quite a discovery about it :D
I disagree about cancer. Cancer was pretty rare among all age groups until the 20th century. Now it is a leading cause of death amongst ALL age groups.
Cancer has little to do with age other than the fact that elderly people have to die of SOMETHING, and given that cancer is a leading cause of death nowadays, your odds of dying of it increase the longer you live simply due to statistics.
We have become completely dependent on chemicals for nearly every aspect of our food. Our water and soil are saturated with chems, various toxins and metals, thus we see far more cancer and growing daily. No rocket science involved and no PHD or MBA. Just common sense. I am living proof of what I speak, not some hype bullshit. I have helped many people gain incredible health and fitness. Not very complicated stuff actually .
http://www.downtoearththinking.com/fitness-over-60-a-mindset-of-health.h...
zero hedge
Multiple reasons. A major one being vastly improved diagnostics. Yet another is since people are dieing at age 30 of typhoid we tend to live to ages where we will get cancer, therefore incidences are truely higher as well.
Kirk
Stay away from "High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup,".
Well that pretty well eliminates every packaged, canned or processed food of every kind, including Uncle Warren's Heinz Ketchup.
What's the matter with you ? You don't like the acid aftertaste you get from the catalyst they use to crack the sugar out of the corn ?
It's a good thing we are programmed to get old and die. I would dread the day when all of humanity became a bunch of drooling old fucks from stolen bucks.
K
packaged, canned, processed is exactly what you should stay away from. And it is not difficult at all nor will you do without anything ? except what keeps you unhealthy and not fit ................. :)
maybe 50% correct , but lots of wrong info as well
TB in Tejas. Poor Mexico, all the gringos infecting los messykins. Definitely avoid any states with "Q"
s/
Bad/Drunk drivers in T(m)exas leading the way. TB is actually not a concern in Mexas.
Always been amazed at the ugly car accidents in Texas. Hitting telephone poles at very high speeds. That and the tire tracks high up on the concrete guard rails. Guess their brakes failed again. Funny how that happens at 90 mph on bridges with turns.
Chicago- gunshot
New Orleans - mysterious circumstances
I was hoping to see autoeroticasphyxiation mishaps
Washington - W: "other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae."
Um, does this mean that all deaths there are 'Top Secret' and not privvy to FOIA requests?
legal intervention??? is that code for shot by the police?
In general, yes. There are a huge number of people shot by police in NM on a per capita basis compared to the rest of the nation.
Hmm that absolutely needs a counter trend...
Oh yeah, thanks to the "warrior" mentality they train with in Santa Fe.
Hey, what about Lt. Brachle, APD cop, shooting his own officer in drug sting? Pretty funny...cop who was shot is suing. Surprise!
Yes, what happens if you dial 911 :)
When you dial 911 from your home, the police and fire responders technically own your property. Bet you didnt know that.
Connecticut - inflamatory diseases of female pelvic organs. Ewww.
New License Plates for Louisianna: The Syphilis State - Die Young and (mostly) Happy
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Diabetes and cigarette smoking will kill you with a heart attack or stroke.
If your blood sugar is over 200 and you smoke, start making plans.
Lucky if you make it to 65.
Stop eating sugar and smoking cigs now and you may get another 10 years.
And no, you cannot take your wealth with you.
But you can certainly buy a nice spot under a tree.
Until the cemetery is hit with a carbon tax and has to relocate you to the dump.
best thing to do is what this guy does
http://www.downtoearththinking.com/fitness-over-60-a-mindset-of-health.html
pretyy obvious it works !
Arterial plaque is the real killer.
Not sure if you can get rid of it.
A stent only compresses existing plaque.
If the plaque chips off, a stroke will kill you.
Anyone considering a stent is at risk for a stroke.
That's why everyone should eat hot peppers or hot sauce everyday.
Capsaicin prevents arterial plaque.
Not many Indians get cancer because they eat curry dishes.
Turmeric is a good supplement.
I love it when a western doc laughs and shakes his head at this stuff.
I chuckled when I went to his funeral.
You are 100% correct, Chuck.
Western medicine is good for trauma ONLY.
Curry and turmeric are great for human health.
Curry also acts as an anti-flatulent.
Turmeric is a good replacement for corticosteroids, as an anti-inflammatory.
And oil of oregano is a good replacement for antibiotics.
Don't forget your gut microbiota. You are outnumbered 10:1 by your critters.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141013/Parkinsons-disease-can-migrate...
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141212/Patients-with-Parkinsons-disea...
http://news.yahoo.com/microbes-gut-influence-brain-152114165.html
Absolutely true.
That's why everyone should avoid antibiotics like the plague that they are.
Eat yogurt and fermented fish, drink Kefir and Kombucha- all high in natural biotics.
Keep your body full of good biotics, flora, and fauna- crowd out the bad stuff.
PS- Good links you posted. Really interesting info.
Thanks. My antibiotic is Now brand oregano oil and I let a quarter teaspoon of lactoferrin (soon to be apolactoferrin) dissolve in my mouth at bedtime.
That gut-parkinson's theory is fascinating.
It sure is fascinating.
I haven't been to a doctor in at least 15 years.
I will continue to avoid them unless I have some sort of major trauma.
I've done my own stitches and set my own broken bones for most of my life.
Western medicine is so overated.
That certainly calls for willpower - stitches.
I usually go to the doctor for testing to see how I'm doing.
Yeah- I have a high pain tolerance, and I'm an all around do it yourself kind of guy.
I guess going to the doc for blood tests is acceptable, though. Had my blood tested in 2000, at my doc's persistent request. No issues, fortunately.
I do, sort of. Sliced open and drained an infected big toe with a Swiss Army knife.
See what a difficult life will bring you?
You should embrace the pain.
It is a part of life.
I just had curry with boiled rice in dinner . Yummy .
You set your own broken bones ? I guess you ain't sprinting these days....
Once you learn how to do it, and how to make and apply a splint- there's no difference in the outcome.
I can still sprint.
Also don't forget a stand alone high quality magnesium supplement. That goes for everyone (deficiency rampant) but especially if you have heart problems. Interesting study here:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/05/29/ajcn.112.053132.abstract
Good point.
Yeah, take vitamin and mineral and trace elements too- all of them.
Also, drink a shot of Apple Cider Vinegar every day.
Or your diet.
Intermittent fasting dissociates beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12724520
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605141507.htm
Super cocktail of six natural compounds killed 100% of breast cancer cells without toxic side effects
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131125/Super-cocktail-of-six-natural-...
Extract of Oregano, Coffee, Thyme, Clove, and Walnuts Inhibits NF-?B in Monocytes and in Transgenic Reporter Mice
http://cancerpreventionresearch.aacrjournals.org/content/3/5/653.full
Good links, A.
The wisdom of the ancients proved yet again.
Fasting was practiced for thousands of years.
Cleanses the body- restores the soul.
Best of health to you.
Thanks!
You too.
No Nail Guns in Manhatten?
WTF is legal intervention as a cause of death ? I fully realize the gov is far too big and intrusive , but wonder what "U" is based on ?
I wondered the same thing what is "Legal Intervention?" Does that mean you were killed by police or that you suffered from severe withdrawal symtoms in rehab? Inquiring minds want to know...
Come on rectal trauma! Ah, hyperplasia of prostate, Close enough!
Not only does fluoride provide imaginary calcium for your teeth, it calcifies your arteries.
Drink up America!
K2 and Mg can help, but not a cure.
Buy distilled water and add some celtic sea salt.
Stay away from the tap.
Freeload water off of relatives who live rural.
I logged into green your imaginary calcium remark, honcho. That is priceless and I'm stealing it!
AL and TN - "accidental" discharge of firearms. Could be just a lot of dumb rednecks (lots of Scotch Irish here) or the favorite euphemism for shucking your mortal coil - intentionally. I believe that Hemmingway died while "cleaning his rifles". Back in the olden days, a gentleman often died by "cutting himself while shaving". Another euphemism. Interesting factoid: 90% of the time a white ends a life with a firearm it's his own life. When a black ends a life it's almost always someone else's life.
LA and syphilis. Is that not easily curable? Blacks have btw the highest rates of VD - by far. Seven to one over whites. Pacific Islanders are pretty high too but not too many of those in LA.
And Appalachia PA, KY and WV still lose bunches to black lung disease. I'm a big advocate of open pit mining.
It's not just us rednecks in TN that have "accidental discharge of firearms"...
http://wonkette.com/576715/wingnut-lady-shoots-self-dead-while-adjusting...
Not Scottish-Irish, but Italian-Irish-German, NRA, GOA, and GSSF!
Lots of Scotch-Irish in AZ also but they must know how to aim and/or confuse the court system resulting in "discharge, undetermined intent". Either that or McStain and Nepalitano (former governor) just proved too much for them and they offed themselves.
What difference does it make how it happens?
On a long enough timeline...........
Well, you know the rest.
Hawaii gets the G-other nutritional deficiencies,
aka SPAM
Spam, spam, spam,spam, spam.
would like some spam?
Fracking and shooting are my favorites.
Fukoshima coming soon.
Does nobody die of old age over there any more?
Where is getting shot in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine in relation to the home state?
Heart Disease - It's what's for dinner.
What ever happened to good old 'natural causes'?
Who, The answer is found in the doctor that was paracticing without a licence who hadn't gone to medical school at all. He practiced for years with out any problems. He was finally discovered to be a fraud when he was caught making a house call!
My dog's vet makes house calls but my doctor won't What's wrong with THAT picture?
The selection is for outliers == noise.
There can be no meaning in this study.
Close proximity to Canada and its free health care is causing mutations in the northern states.
You'd figure Illinois/Chicago would be Lead-Poisoning
Syphilis for.Louisiana?
I believe if New Orleans were segregated out, it would be good ole murder.
Indiana got some cryptic "other"...which sounds sexy, but really translates to something akin to "bored to death".
I think LA has the edge with the clap.
Although I'll take boredom over FL and DC Hivvies any day.
Fluoride is a toxic poison which hardens the arteries, and is the primary cause of heart disease in America, since almost all of our water is fluoridated and almost everybody is bathing in it and drinking it daily.
Wow! Really shows how lazy and decadent the U.S. is.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il died of "physical and mental overwork".
I'll bet that it is by far the most common cause of death among NORKs.
I saw this misleading garbage last week and am surprised it finds it way to the ZH page.
The title of the article is WRONG. How can Meningoccocal infection, which kills 100-200 people in the whole of US a year be the leading cause of death in WA state ?
What the data says is that the particular disease listed for individual state is more prevalent in that state compare to others. That is all. SHAME ON YOU ZH !!
Try reading the whole post, rather than just the headline. You owe the Tylers an apology.
Some guy gets shot or has an accident that is nowhere near lethal, but due to some "mistake" dies in the hospital. What do you think the cause of death is listed as? How many actually die from chemo and radiation rather than the cancer?
Leading causes of death in ALL states
1 - fake food
2 - big pharma
3 - doctors
My beloved Florida wins again with teh HIV.