80% of the deaths in the U.S. are caused by Non-communicable diseases including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.
For this discussion, consider the following:
- What is the burden of noncommunicable diseases on mortality and morbidity in the United States.
- Research and report your findings.
- You may want to narrow down your consideration to one or two related noncommunicable diseases as this will allow a more specific look at this question.