Statistics

So here are some interesting statistics...

1. The average life span for a person in the United States is 77.9 years. (from the CDC)

2. "Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women." (from CDC)

3. "In the United States, an estimated 24.8 million men (23.1 percent) and 21.1 million women (18.3 percent) are smokers. These people are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke." (american heart association)

4. In 2009, 27.2% of the people living in GA were obese. (CDC) Obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher.

5. "In 2009, 43.6 million people (14.3 percent) were in poverty." This is based on poverty in America. (http://feedingamerica.org/)

6.
"The CDC estimates that by the end of 2007 there were 470,902 people living with an AIDS diagnoses in the United States, around 20,000 more than 2006. Since 2000 the annual numbers of new AIDS diagnoses have been relatively constant, with an estimated 37,991 in 2008. In total, an estimated 1,077,972 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in America since the beginning of the epidemic." (http://www.avert.org/usa-statistics.htm)

2009 State Obesity Rates
State	%	State	%	State	%	State	%
Alabama	31.0	Illinois	26.5	Montana	23.2	Rhode Island	24.6
Alaska	24.8	Indiana	29.5	Nebraska	27.2	South Carolina	29.4
Arizona	25.5	Iowa	27.9	Nevada	25.8	South Dakota	29.6
Arkansas	30.5	Kansas	28.1	New Hampshire	25.7	Tennessee	32.3
California	24.8	Kentucky	31.5	New Jersey	23.3	Texas	28.7
Colorado	18.6	Louisiana	33.0	New Mexico	25.1	Utah	23.5
Connecticut	20.6	Maine	25.8	New York	24.2	Vermont	22.8
Delaware	27.0	Maryland	26.2	North Carolina	29.3	Virginia	25.0
Washington DC	19.7	Massachusetts	21.4	North Dakota	27.9	Washington	26.4
Florida	25.2	Michigan	29.6	Ohio	28.8	West Virginia	31.1
Georgia	27.2	Minnesota	24.6	Oklahoma	31.4	Wisconsin	28.7
Hawaii	22.3	Mississippi	34.4	Oregon	23.0	Wyoming	24.6
Idaho	24.5	Missouri	30.0	Pennsylvania	27.4