Kumquats to Cucumbers
The CDC groups a number of "cause" of death into large categories for simplification of gathering and reporting mortality data. These data are used every year in numerous reports by Federal, State, City and not-for-profits, local agencies, and businesses . However, it hides whqt is really going on with Oregonian's physial and mental health and the systems progress. These data, presented in that manner, hide the seriousness of death by suiide, particularly for our youth under 25 and all MAABs though 54. This distration is not intentional and is not to fault the peoples in Oregon developing corrective plans to reach their goal of Zero Suicides. Acknowledging the truth, however, does enourage and support the legislature to inest more heavily in Behavioral health, to bring our mortality data more in liine with the size of our county (27th) distractio from the reality tht is happening within those giant categories. Kumquats to
Cucumbers - CDC, AFSP - 10 Leading Causes (Categorys) of
Death In 2020, the CDC reported the following top causes (categories) of death in Oregon. Suicide dropped out of the top 10 because, instead of including Covid-19 deaths with Influenza and pneumonia, it was given its own spot. What is included in each ategory? 1. Heart Diseases 168.2 from 161.5 coronary artery disease (CAD), Cardiovascular disease CVD 2. Cancers 144.1 from 146.2 Melanousa, 3. Covid 19 85.0 vs 00.0 (influenza not combined) 4. Unintentional Injury 57.6 from 49.3 total 200,955 61.0k drug ovferdose/drug poisonings 91,799 27.9 5. Seperate: Homicides 24,576 7.5 Firearm homicides 19,384 5.9 6. Stroke 38.8 vs 37.0 7. Chronic lower respiroty diseases - 36.4 down from 38.2 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths 8. Alzheimer disease 32.4 vs 29.8 9. Disbetes 24.8 vs 21.8 10.nfluenza and pneumonia 13.0 vs 12.3 influenza deaths 5,943b 1.8 11. Kidney disease 12.7 vs 12.3(combined 52,547 15.9 nephroti 12. Suicide didn't make the list because olf the addition of Covid which, I believe, should have follow the CDC strategy of combinations to be included with Influenza and Pnemonia. Maine Youth Suicide Prevention (8 page
PDF) Apples to Apples - CDC Top 50 Causes (Causes) of Death
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