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NCCDPHP Office of Communication
4770 Buford Hwy., MS K-40
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: (770) 488-5131
Fax: (770) 488-5962
Worsening Trends in Adult Health-Related Quality of Life and Self-Rated Health – United States, 1993-2001. August 25, 2004
CDC's New State-Specific Breastfeeding Data Will Help States Better Target Programs. August 5, 2004
Number of Cancer Survivors Growing According to New Report. June 24, 2004
Learn More About the VERB™ Campaign in PCD's July Issue. June 15, 2004
Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Incidence and Death Rates on the Decline. June 3, 2004
New Surgeon General's Report Expands List of Diseases Caused by Smoking. May 27, 2004
2003 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Release. May 20, 2004
Fact Sheet: Arthritis. May 13, 2004
Fact Sheet: Stroke. May 11, 2004
Fact Sheet: High Blood Pressure. May 11, 2004
Fact Sheet: MMWR Surveillance Summary: Assisted Reproductive Technology—United States, 2001. April 30, 2004
Teens Report Being More Susceptible to Smoking After Minnesota Ends Anti-Tobacco Campaign. April 15, 2004
Eliminating Health Disparities. April 5, 2004
Prevention Research Centers Program Selects Minority Fellows. March 18, 2004
Physical Inactivity and Poor Nutrition Catching up to Tobacco as Actual Cause of Death. March 9, 2004
CDC’s Prevention Activities that Target Actual Causes of Death. March 9, 2004
CDC Awards $4.2 Million for Diabetes Care Research. March 1, 2004
Self-Reported Frequent Mental Distress Among Adults. October 22, 2004; 53(41);963–966
Health Disparities Experienced by Hispanics. October 15, 2004; 53(40);935–937
Access to Health-Care and Preventive Services Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics. October 15, 2004; 53(40);937–941
Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics. October 15, 2004; 53(40);941–944
Assessment of Increase in Perinatal Exposure to HIV Among Hispanics. October 15, 2004; 53(40);944–946
Effect of Revised Population Counts on County-Level Hispanic Teen Birthrates. October 15, 2004; 53(40);946–949
State Estimates of Neonatal Health-Care Costs Associated with Maternal Smoking. October 8, 2004; 53(39);915–917
State-Specific Trends in Chronic Kidney Failure. October 8, 2004; 53(39);918–920
Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. September 24, 2004; 53(RR12);1–13
Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost. September 24, 2004; 53(37);866–870
Participation in High School Physical Education . September 17, 2004; 53(36);844–847
Use of Vitamins Containing Folic Acid Among Women of Childbearing Age. September 17, 2004; 53(36);847–850
Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance. September 10, 2004; 53(RR11);1–6
Physical Activity Among Asians and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders — 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2001–2003. August 27, 2004; 53(33);756–760
REACH 2010 Surveillance for Health Status in Minority Communities —United States, 2001–2002. August 27, 2004; 53(SS06);1–36
For more information visit the CDC's Office of Communication Media Relations and CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
| Disease/Risk Factors | Morbidity (Illness) | Mortality (Death) | Direct Cost/Indirect Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Over 18.2 million Americans have diabetes, and about one third of them don’t know that they have the
disease.
By 2050, an estimated 29 million U.S. residents are expected to have diagnosed diabetes. |
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death. Over 200,000 people die each year of diabetes-related complications. | The estimated economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was $132 billion. Of this amount, $91.8 billion was due to direct medical costs and $39.8 billion to indirect costs such as lost workdays, restricted activity, and disability due to diabetes. |
| Heart Disease and Stroke | About 61 million Americans (almost one-fourth of the population) live with the effects of stroke or heart disease | About 950,000 Americans die of heart disease or stroke each year, which amounts to one death every 33 seconds. | The cost of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the United States in 2003 is estimated at 351.8 million, including $209.3 billion in direct costs and $142.5 billion in indirect costs. |
| Cancer | About 1.3 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2003 alone. This estimate does not include in situ (preinvasive) cancer or the more than 1 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer expected to be diagnosed this year. |
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
In 2002, more than 555,600 people about 1,500 people a day, died from cancer. |
NIH estimates that the overall costs for cancer in the year 2002 at 171.6 billion: of this amount, $60.9 billion for direct medical costs and $110.7 billion for indirect costs such as lost productivity. |
| Tobacco | An estimated 46.5 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes even though this single behavior will result in death or disability for half of all regular users. | Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 440,000 deaths each year, or one in every 5
deaths.
Additionally if current patterns of smoking continue, 6.4 million people currently younger than 18 will die prematurely from a tobacco related disease. |
Smoking-related illnesses cost the nation more than $150 billion each year.
The economic burden of tobacco use is enormous: more than $75 billion in medical expenditures and another $80 billion in indirect costs. |
| Obesity/ Physical Activity/ Nutrition | More than 64% of adults are overweight or obese.
The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than doubled in the last 30 years. |
Poor diet and physical inactivity lead to 300,000 deaths each year—second only to tobacco use. | In 2000, the total cost of obesity was an estimated $117 billion. Of this amount, $61 billion was due to direct medical costs and $56 billion to lost productivity. |
For information on the specific chronic diseases and their health and economic impact, please refer to the following:
Tenth Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference
Promoting Excellence and Expanding Horizons
December 8–10, 2004
OMNI Hotel at CNN Center
Atlanta, GA
19th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control
Health Disparities:
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Accelerating the rate of progress in improving lives
March 1–3, 2005
Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, Georgia
THE FORM BELOW IS FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY.
Media inquiries may also be sent by e-mail to
Press.Room.NCCD@cdc.gov.
NOTE: Private citizens, businesses, and students (and for all other public inquiries), please send email to ccdinfo@cdc.gov.
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