2B. LEADING CAUSESOF DEATH
Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebrovascular disease and
diseases of the heart are
two of the leading causes of
death that share many risk
factors
such
as
hypertension,
smoking,
obesity, and high levels of
cholesterol.
The
age-
adjusted mortality rate for
stroke decreased by 35.8
percent from 43.9 deaths
per 100,000 population in
2003 to 28.2/100,000 in
2013 (
Table2B-3
).
Females remained at greater
risk thanmales to die from a
stroke from 2003-2011, with
male risk being slightly
higher than female risk in
2012 (
Figure 2B-14
). In
2013, the stroke mortality
rate for females was again
greater than the rate for
males (
Figure 2B-14
,
Table2B-2
).
Figure 2B-14
Age-adjustedMortalityRates
a
for Cerebrovascular Diseaseby
Gender andYear, Arizona, 2003-2013
Notes:
a
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard.
Compared to Arizona's
overall rate, Blacks or
African Americans were 92.9
percent more likely to die
from
cerebrovascular
disease in 2013 (
Figure 2B-
15
,
Table 2B-4
). The 2013
mortality
rate
for
cerebrovascular
disease
among American Indians
(23.4/100,000) was the
lowest among racial/ethnic
groups.
American Indian males had
the lowest mortality rate for
cerebrovascular
disease
among all gender and
racial/ethnic
subgroups
(18.6 deaths per 100,000,
Table 2B-4
), while Black or
African American females
had the highest rate of 54.6
deaths per 100,000.
Figure 2B-15
Age-adjustedMortalityRates
a
for Cerebrovascular Diseaseby
Race/Ethnicity, Arizona, 2013
Notes:
a
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard.
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