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CAUSES OF DEATH UNDERLYING AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS When evaluating the cause of death, it is essential to examine and understand the underlying and contributing factors that result in the diagnoses of specific diseases and causes of death. While genetics and environmental factors have a part, behavior plays a much larger role in developing particular diseases …

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CAUSES OF DEATH 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, accidental poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics, …

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CAUSES OF DEATH LEADING CAUSES Deaths are reported and tracked using a diagnosis code, currently the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, or (ICD10). These codes help in identifying trends and conducting analysis to identify causes of death in a population. Since 1921, heart disease has been the leading cause of death …

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LIFE EXPECTANCY GENDER Like the state and nation overall, men have a lower life expectancy than women in Owen County. Men’s overall life expectancy is 4.12 years less than women in Owen County, as compared to 5 and 5.09 in the Commonwealth and U.S. overall.1 There are several factors affecting the disparity between males and females. …

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LIFE EXPECTANCY AVERAGES Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live. The current U.S. life expectancy for persons born today is 79.05 years1. Owen County’s life expectancy is 75.24 years1. Overall rates have increased slightly since 1980, increasing 1.64 years or 2.23%. When compared with the state and national …

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