1996 Health Status Survey: Chronic Medical Conditions in Utah /

Of the ten leading causes of death in the United States in 1990, more than half were chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancers, cerebrovascular disease (also known as stroke), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic liver diseases. Heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease were the first three leading causes of death in the nation (Brownson et al., 1993). Similarly, heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are the top four leading causes of death in Utah, respectively (Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis, 1997).