Causes of Mortality and Health Improvements in United States

Causes of Mortality and Health Improvements in United States

Major Causes of U.S Mortality in the Last 100 Years

In the past years of 1900, the leading causes of death in population include diphtheria, prenatal conditions, cancer, accidents, chronic nephritis, stroke, heart disease, diarrhea and relevant disorders, tuberculosis, pneumonia and influenza. Diphtheria, gastroenteritis and tuberculosis eliminated from the list by the year of 2000. Furthermore, the ratio of death due to pneumonia and influenza has decreased. The cases of septicemia, chronic kidney diseases, Alzheimer`s disease, diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases emerged in the population of ...