Cancer deaths dropped 19% from 1999 to 2017 for adults 45 to 64. Deaths due to heart disease dropped 22% between 1999 and 2011 but then increased a total of 4% by 2017, according to the report
As the number of American adults dying of cancer continues to decline, the number who are dying of heart disease is on the rise, according to a new report.
Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics examined death certificates filed across the country from 1999 to 2017 for adults 45 to 64, documenting the number of deaths attributed to cancer and heart disease. Life lessons from the native tribe with the healthiest hearts in the worldCancer deaths dropped 19% from 1999 to 2017 for those adults.
As for cancer, she explains that some of the same factors known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease -- such as a lack of exercise and obesity -- are known to increase the risk of cancer. "Our understanding about risk factors and how you can prevent them have really made it possible for people not to be sort of fatalistic but to fight against both of these diseases," Jessup said.
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