Heart disease death rates among middle-aged adults in the US have risen while cancer deaths have fallen, according to a US government report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that while heart disease-related deaths fell 22% the subsequent six years , they rose 4% in the same period . During the study period, cancer death rates were still higher than heart disease death rates. Meanwhile, cancer deaths among those aged between 1999 and 2011 had fallen 4% in the same period . White women accounted for the largest increase in deaths from heart disease, at 12% , while Hispanic women saw a fall in mortality. The highest death rates were among black men and women.
Heart disease death rates among middle-aged adults in the US have risen while cancer deaths have fallen, according to a US government report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that while heart disease-related deaths fell 22% the subsequent six years , they rose 4% in the same period . Meanwhile, cancer deaths among those aged between 1999 and 2011 had fallen 4% in the same period . White women accounted for the largest increase in deaths from heart disease, at 12% , while Hispanic women saw a fall in mortality. The highest death rates were among black men and women.