National health report released in the United States: chronic diseases have declined a lot in the past decade

Source: life times 2013-06-08 according to the US Huffington post May 30th report, the latest report on the national health condition of the United States released by the US government pointed out that in the past 10 years, the incidence rate of cancer, heart disease, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the United States has decreased significantly The report contains a large number of important statistics, including: from 2000 to 2010, the life expectancy of men and women in the United States increased slightly, from 74.1 to 76.2 years for men, and from 79.3 to 81 years for women; from 2000 to 2010, the number of deaths from heart disease in the United States decreased by 30%, and the number of deaths from cancer decreased by 13%; from 1988 to 2010 In 1994, 74% of American adults had uncontrolled blood pressure and 20% had high cholesterol, but between 2007 and 2010, the former dropped to 49% and the latter to 14%; about 20% of Americans saw emergency treatment in 2012; from 2008 to 2010 In, falls were the most important reason among the people who went to see the emergency department due to physical injuries During the diagnosis and treatment of the emergency department, the proportion of using advanced medical imaging technology such as CT scan or MRI increased from 5% in 2000 to 17% in 2010