Chapter 13 - Do People Choose Their Own Health?

Question 1

What is the #1 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 1

Diseases of the heart
616,828 deaths
25% of all deaths

Question 2

What is the #2 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 2

Cancer
565,469 deaths
22.9% of all deaths

Question 3

What is the #3 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 3

Chronic lower respiratory diseases
141,090 deaths
5.7% of all deaths

Question 4

What is the #4 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 4

Cerebrovascular diseases
134,148 deaths
5.4% of all deaths

Question 5

What is the #5 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 5

Unintentional injuries
121,902 deaths
4.9% of all deaths

Question 6

What is the #6 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s Disease
82,435 deaths
3.3% of all deaths

Question 7

What is the #7 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 7

Diabetes
70,553 deaths
2.9% of all deaths

Question 8

What is the #8 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 8

Influenza and Pneumonia
56,284 deaths
2.3% of all deaths

Question 9

What is the #9 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 9

Kidney diseases
48,237 deaths
2.0% of all deaths

Question 10

What is the #10 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 10

Suicide
36,035 deaths
1.5% of all deaths

Question 11

What is the #1 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 11

Tobacco
435,000 deaths
35,000 deaths due to secondhand smoke
18.1% of all deaths

Question 12

What is the #2 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 12

Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity
365,000 deaths
15.2% of all deaths

Question 13

What is the #3 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 13

Alcohol Consumption
85,000 deaths
4,600 underage deaths
3.5% of all deaths

Question 14

What is the #4 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 14

Microbial Agents
75,000 deaths
3.1% of all deaths

Question 15

What is the #5 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 15

Toxic Agents
55,000 deaths
2.3% of all deaths

Question 16

What is the #6 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 16

Motor vehicles
43,000 deaths
1.8% of all deaths

Question 17

What is the #7 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 17

Firearms
29,000 deaths
1.2% of all deaths

Question 18

What is the #8 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 18

Sexual Behavior
20,000 deaths
0.8% of all deaths

Question 19

What is the #9 leading cause of death in the US (2008)?

Answer 19

Illicit Drug Use
17,000 deaths
0.7% of all deaths

Question 20

The top 9 actual causes of death in the US account for what percent of US deaths?

Answer 20

50%, doesn’t account for genetic diseases, etc…

Question 21

Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1905)

Answer 21

Supreme Court decision that upheld state’s rights to require vaccination “for the common good”