Pima County Leading Causes of Mortality

1. Accidents (unintentional injury)

1.1. common leading cause at local, state, and national levels

2. chronic lower respiratory disease

3. alzheimer's disease

4. Stroke

4.1. common leading cause at all levels

5. Drug-induced death

5.1. common leading cause specifically in Pima County

6. Heart disease

6.1. Leading cause of death (Pima County, 2018).

6.2. Males at greatest risk

6.3. African- Americans at greatest risk

6.4. Increasing in age creates great risk

6.5. Overweight/Obesity increases risk

6.6. Tobacco use increases risk

6.7. Physical inactivity increases risk

7. Cancer

7.1. One of the leading causes of death at all levels (local, state, national) (Pima County, 2018).

8. lung cancer

9. Diabetes

9.1. common leading cause at all levels

10. Intentional Self harm (suicide)

10.1. a common leading cause at national,state, and local levels