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HEALTH UNIT #1 Fitness, Nutrition & Healthy Living. Causes of Death What are the top causes of death in Canada & North America? Preventing Health Problems. Health & Physical Education. #1 Cardiovascular Diseases ~79,000 (Includes strokes, heart attacks, arterial disease)
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HEALTH UNIT #1 Fitness, Nutrition & Healthy Living Causes of Death What are the top causes of death in Canada & North America? Preventing Health Problems Health & Physical Education
#1 Cardiovascular Diseases ~79,000 (Includes strokes, heart attacks, arterial disease) Risk factors: High fat diet High calorie diet Sedentary Lifestyle #2 Cancers ~59,000 Lung Cancer ~15,000 (25% of men’s cancer, 30% of women’s cancer) Risk Factor -85% cigarette related Colorectal Cancer ~6000 Risk Factors: High Fat Diet High Red Meat Consumption Breast Cancer ~5000 Risk Factors: Obesity, Alcohol, Smoking, Nationality 207,000 Deaths in 1997 (Can)
#3 Accidents Car Crashes, Falls, Workplace Deaths, Electrocutions, etc. Other Stats: Suicide 3600 Liver Disease 2000 HIV 626 Drug & Alcohol Abuse 612 Homicides 500 Car Accidents ~400 Drowning 318 Lightning 11 Causes of Death Continued
How many deaths are preventable? The risk factors for the top killers are: Smoking High Fat Diets High Calorie Diets Lack of Exercise It is estimated that 2/3 of these deaths are preventable by making a decision. These are deaths by ‘choice’. Prevention
610 people died today in Canada Equivalent to 3 Jumbo Jets crashing 60% of the lives lost were preventable 365 people did not have to die today 2 jumbo jets did not have to crash The 3 Top Killers: Heart Disease 215 deaths (140 Heart Attacks) (130 Deaths) Cancer 115 deaths Accidents 35 deaths Analogy: In the past 24 hrs:
Top Health Risk Factors in USA • Smoking • Sedentary Lifestyle / Diet • Lack of regular exercise • Poor eating habits