Last Year's Count: 875,000 Description: High blood pressure, also called hypertension heart disease, can lead to such fun stuff as strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, and aneurysms. The condition is usually diagnosed in people with a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or above. At Risk: Fat people, smokers, drinkers, salt-lickers, and the chronically stressed-out. The Cure: Lifestyle change and beta-blockers baby. Prevention: Excessive, limit salt, healthy diet. |
| Top Deaths Counts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart attack | |
| 2. | Stroke | |
| 3. | Pneumonia | |
| 4. | AIDS | |
| 5. | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| 6. | Diarrhea | |
| 7. | Tuberculosis | |
| 8. | Malaria | |
| 9. | Lung cancer | |
| 10. | Car wrecks | |
| 11. | Childhood diseases | |
| 12. | Accidents | |
| 13. | High blood pressure | |
| 14. | Suicide | |
| 15. | Stomach cancer | |
| 16. | Liver cirrhosis | |
| 17. | Nephritis | |
| 18. | Colon cancer | |
| 19. | Liver cancer | |
| 20. | Measles |