What kills people in Mecklenburg County?
The following list was compiled by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, which tracks the top 10 things that kill us and how that stacks up to the rest of the nation.
Cancer — Meck: 1, N.C.: 2, USA: 2
Heart Disease — Meck: 2, N.C.: 1, USA: 1
Stroke: Meck — 3, N.C.: 3, USA: 3
Alzheimer’s — Meck: 4, N.C.: 7, USA: 7
Accidents — Meck: 5, N.C.: 4, USA: 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary — Meck: 6, N.C.: 5, USA: 4
Kidney Disease — Meck: 7, N.C.: 9, USA: 9
Diabetes — Meck: 8, N.C.: 6, USA: 6
HIV/AIDS — Meck: 9, N.C.: *, USA: *
Septicemia — Meck: 10, N.C.: 10, USA: 10
* not in Top Ten for N.C. or USA
This article appears in Jan 17-23, 2007.
