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Lower Mortality in Hawai`i: Hawai'i's mortality rates for major disease categories were lower than those for the United States as a whole in 2005.

Meeting the National Objective: Hawai'i's mortality rates for the major categories of disease have been close to or better than the "Healthy People 2010" objectives.1 The exception has been infant mortality rates, which were 40 percent higher than the "Healthy People 2010" objective in 2005, the most recent data available.

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): In 2005, heart disease was the leading cause of death among men and women in Hawai'i and the nation, accounting for approximately 25 percent of Hawai'i deaths. Coronary heart disease accounts for the majority (56%) of total heart disease deaths. Between 1990 and 2005, Hawai'i's death rate for coronary heart disease dropped 51 percent.2

Reducing CHD Deaths: The lifetime risk for developing CHD is very high in the United States: one of every two males and one of every three females aged 40 years and under will develop CHD sometime in their life. Early prevention, specifically through lifestyle interventions that promote heart-healthy behaviors, is a major strategy to reduce the development of heart disease or stroke.3

All Cancers: In 2005, cancer was the second leading cause of death among men and women in Hawai'i and the nation. In 2005, nearly 25 percent of all deaths in Hawai'i were due to some type of cancer.4 Hawai'i's mortality rate for all cancers, however, decreased 15 percent from 1990 to 2005.

Note: All mortality rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population, unless otherwise noted. Age-adjustment permits more valid comparison of groups when they differ in their age distributions.

1. "Healthy People 2010" objectives or national Year 2010 Objectives refer to a national prevention strategy for significantly improving the health of the American people. Goals of Healthy People 2010 focus on increasing the span of healthy life, reducing health disparities and achieving access to preventive services. Over 450 objectives are organized into 28 focus areas. For each priority area, one or more U.S. Public Health Service agencies are designated to coordinate activities directed toward attaining the objectives.
2. Hawai'i Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, "Causes of Death by Sex: 2003," http://www.hawaii.gov/health/statistics/vital-statistics/vs_sbook/021504.html
3. Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health, Healthy People 2010, "12: Heart Disease and Stroke," http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/HTML/Volume1/12Heart.htm
4. Hawai'i Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, "Causes of Death by Sex: 2004," http://www.hawaii.gov/health/statistics/vital-statistics/vs_sbook/021505.html


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Source: Hawai`i State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Vital Statistics Records.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports.
Note: All U.S. rates and Hawai`i rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Because the method of coding causes of death changed in 1999, the data from 1990-1998 are not comparable to data from 1999-present.
 		Source: Hawai`i State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Vital Statistics Records.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports.
Note: All U.S. rates and Hawai`i rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Because the method of coding causes of death changed in 1999, the data from 1990-1998 are not comparable to data from 1999-present.