LEADING CAUSES BY AGE
Evaluating the leading cause of death by age group demonstrates, as expected, that the leading cause of death changes as we age. Persons between 15 and 44 years are more likely to die from primarily preventable causes such as motor vehicle accidents and accidental poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics, than any other causes.
*Deaths from motor vehicle accidents disproportionately affect those aged 15-44 in Gallatin County by more than 6 times the national rate. #Lung Cancer kills Gallatin County residents more than twice as frequently for those aged 45-64 and those aged 85+ die of Alzheimer’s Disease 2.6 times more frequently than the average American.