View by State The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives 2004 provides updated information on the prevalence of selected chronic diseases and their risk factors in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Scroll down to view the information by disease and risk factor. Click on the map at right to view by state. NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only.

Table of Contents

Preface

Section I
The Burden of Chronic Diseases as Causes of Death, United States

Tables and Figures

• Most Common Causes of Death, United States, 2001
• Deaths Due to Five Leading Chronic Disease Killers as a Percentage of All Deaths, United States, 2001
• Total Deaths and Deaths Due to Five Leading Chronic Disease Killers, by State, 2001

Section II
The Burden of Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Diabetes, United States

Cardiovascular Diseases

• Diseases of the Heart
• Stroke

Cancer

• All Cancers
• Lung Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Breast Cancer Among Women

Diabetes

Section III
Risk Factors and Use of Preventive Services, United States

Cigarette Smoking

• Cigarette Smoking Among Adults
• Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students

Lack of Physical Activity

• No Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults
• Lack of Enrollment in Physical Education Class Among High School Students

Poor Nutrition

• Poor Nutrition Among Adults
• Poor Nutrition Among High School Students

Overweight

• Overweight Among Adults
• Overweight Among High School Students

High Blood Pressure

High Blood Cholesterol

Lack of Mammography Screening

Lack of Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy

Lack of Fecal Occult Blood Test

Lack of Health Insurance

Section IV
Chronic Diseases, Risk Factors, and Preventive Services, by State

Section V
The Burden of Arthritis, United States

The Burden of Arthritis as a Cause of Disability

Section VI
Appendix

CDC’s Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Grants to States

Technical Notes

• For More Information
• Sources

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