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% between 1999 and 2011, they rose 4% in the subsequent six years. Meanwhile, cancer deaths among those aged 45-65 had fallen 19% 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. Heart disease deaths in this age group fell 22% between 1999 and 2011, but increased 4% by 2017, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CNN reported. “Cancer is one of our biggest killers,” CDC director Dr Thomas Frieden told reporters on Wednesday.
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% between 1999 and 2011, they rose 4% in the subsequent six years. Meanwhile, cancer deaths among those aged 45-65 had fallen 19% 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. “Cancer is one of our biggest killers,” CDC director Dr Thomas Frieden told reporters on Wednesday.