Recent reports from the CDC highlight the higher rates of preventable early deaths in rural areas compared to urban areas in the U.S. The disparities are particularly notable in strokes and unintentional injuries, with rural counties facing persistent gaps in reducing preventable deaths from leading causes like cancer. Rural Americans are more prone to premature deaths from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory disease before the age of 80.
Rural Americans are more likely to die early — from one of the five leading causes of death — than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data. https://t.co/h1BsGj4PJ1 https://t.co/p7FPcqonES
Rural and urban counties continue to experience disparities in preventable early deaths, with strokes and unintentional injuries like falls and motor vehicle accidents as the leading causes of death in rural areas. Click to learn more in new @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/5L1Q5EyqjB https://t.co/5u9qq54CeH
Rural Americans were more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke and chronic lower respiratory disease before age 80 compared to urbanites. #HealthEquity https://t.co/YTKLzr1oqM
Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data. https://t.co/mwQdSzFcAs
Using lowest mortality states as baseline, new @CDCgov report shows - much of U.S. nearing milestones cutting preventable deaths from leading causes like cancer - except for rural America, where gaps have persisted or grown versus urban counties https://t.co/8oxpao3Tdn https://t.co/4foSscfC72 https://t.co/FvRDuzR2qz
The CDC reports that the rates of the top 5 preventable deaths are higher in non-urban counties: “During 2010–2022, the percentage of preventable premature deaths among persons aged <80 years in the United States increased for unintentional injury (e.g., unintentional poisoning… https://t.co/oO95AGuFDZ
Dying early from the 5 leading causes of death when the death could have been prevented is more common among people living in rural areas compared to those living in urban areas. Together, we can take steps to lower these rates in the future. @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/5L1Q5EyqjB https://t.co/6T6TveLxoK