Category: chronic lower respiratory diseases
STATE VITALS: OKLAHOMA
The teen birth rate in the state of Oklahoma has dropped from 58.5 in 2007 to 42.9 in 2013. However, the sooner state also has mortality rates that are higher than the U.S. for all of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States that include: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, Read More >
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STATE VITALS: MISSISSIPPI
The state of Mississippi scores lower than the nation overall in drug poisoning deaths. However, Mississippi ranks higher than the entire U.S. in mortality for all ten leading causes of death, which include: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, accidents, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, kidney disease, influenza/pneumonia and suicide. Read More >
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