Cancer

The incidence of cancer is higher for African-American men than any other race.
The incidence of cancer is higher for males than females.
The incidence of cancer is higher for Eastern states.
The prevalence of cancer over the last 5 years is over 5 million Americans.

Chronic Lung Disease

Nearly 16 million Americans have chronic lung disease.
The prevalence of chronic lung disease is higher among the following groups:

Women
People over 65 years old
American Indians or Alaskan Natives and multiracial non-Hispanics
People with less than a high school education

Alzheimer’s Disease

The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is 5.8 million Americans.
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals over 65 is 5.6 million Americans.
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is higher among women.
The incidence of Alzheimer’s each year is nearly 500,000 Americans.

Chronic Kidney Disease

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is 37 million Americans.
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher among individuals 65 years and older.
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher among non-Hispanic African-Americans.
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher among women.

References

Alzheimer's Association. (2019). 2019 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures. Retrieved from https://www.alz.org/media/documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures-2019-r.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (n.d.). Leading cancer cases, and deaths, male and female, 2016. Retrieved from https://gis.cdc.gov/cancer/USCS/DataViz.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2019a, March 11). Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States, 2019. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/publications-resources/2019-national-facts.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2019b, July 19). Basics about COPD. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/copd/basics-about.html

Chronic Diseases

Cancer

Chronic Lung Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

References