How Americans Die

How Americans Die
This is a fantastic visual presentation of data that you can look at in more detail on the Bloomberg Site

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The main points highlighted

• The mortality rate fell by about 17 percent from 1968 through 2010, years for which we have detailed data...Almost all of this improvement can be attributed to improved survival prospects for males
• The surge in for 25- to 44-year-olds was caused by AIDS, which at its peak, killed more than 40,000 Americans a year (more than 30,000 of whom were 25 to 44 years old)
• AIDS was the single biggest killer of Americans who should otherwise have been in the prime of their lives (Sobering Statistic)
• 45- to 54-year-olds are less likely to die from disease, they have become much more likely to commit suicide or die from drugs
• How does suicide and drugs compare to other violent deaths across the population? Far greater than firearm related deaths, and on the rise. (Suicide and has recently become the number one violent cause of death) - (Sad Statistic)
• The downside of living longer is that it dramatically increases the odds of getting dementia or Alzheimer's
• The rise of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia has had a big impact on health-care costs because these diseases kill their victims slowly. About 40 percent of the total increase in Medicare spending since 2011 can be attributed to greater spending on Alzheimer's treatment

They do a great job of slicing the data by cohorts of age groups showing how much we have improved mortality and how our 25 and under age group is benefiting from the health improvements with the lower mortality and higher life expectancy than any other cohrot