Friday, June 1, 2012

Compare and contrast the top ten leading causes of death for people overall and teens in the US


Compare and contrast the top ten leading causes of death for people overall and teens in the US.?
when comparing the leading causes of death between the overall population and teens, what assumptions can be made between them? Top 10 Causes of Death – U.S.- All Ages 1.Diseases of Heart 28.5% 2.Malignant Neoplasms (cancer) 22.8% 3.Cerebrovascular Diseases (stroke) 6.7% 4.Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5.1% 5.Accidents 4.4% oMotor Vehicle Traffic Accidents (41% of all accidents) oPoisoning (16% of all accidents) oFall (15% of all accidents) 6.Diabetes Mellitus 3.0% 7.Influenza and Pneumonia 2.7% 8.Alzheimer's Disease 2.4% 9.Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis (kidney diseases) 1.7% 10.Septicemia (blood poisoning) 1.4% Leading Causes of Death – U.S.- Older Teens (15-19) 1.Unintentional Injury 52% a.Motor Vehicle 40% b.Poisoning 4% c.Drowning 2% d.Firearms 1% 2.Homicide 14% 3.Suicide 11% 4.Malignant Neoplasms (Cancerous Tumors) 5% 5.Heart Disease 3% 6.Congenital Anomalies 2% 7.Chronic Respiratory Disease 0.6% 8.Influenza & Pneumonia 0.5% 9.Diabetes Mellitus 0.4% 10.Cerebrovascular Diseases (stroke) 0.38%
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My assumption is that firearms are not nearly as dangerous as our government and the gun control groups would like for us to believe they are. Are they lying to us when they tell us how dangerous firearms are, and that firearms kill 13 children a day, if so as it seems, what are their motives for lying to the people?







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