Question

Using the internet, find the most common fatal diseases in the United States. Then, list the diseases in the table provided below. Rank the diseases in order by number of deaths, the body systems it affects, and a one to two-sentence description of the disease. In the last column, provide details about the various organizations or initiatives that are researching treatment or diagnosis​

Answer 1

1. Heart Disease Number of deaths per year: 635,260

2. Cancer Number of deaths per year: 598,038

3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases Number of deaths per year: 154,596

4. Stroke Number of deaths per year: 142,142

6. Alzheimer’s disease Number of deaths per year: 116,103

7. Diabetes Number of deaths per year: 80,058

8. Influenza and pneumonia Number of deaths per year: 51,537

9. Kidney disease Number of deaths per year: 50,046

10. Mental illnesses Number of deaths per year: 44,965