BRHD Chronic Disease

Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. They are also leading drivers of the nation’s $3.3 trillion in annual healthcare costs.

In the Bear River Health District the burden of chronic disease mirrors that of the nation. Top 10 Leading Causes of Mortality for the BRHD for 2022 (most recent data).

1. Heart Disease:  168.8 per 100,000
2. Cancer: 120.1 per 100,000
3. Alzheimer's Disease: 49.2 per 100,000
4. Unintentional Injury: 44.8 per 100,000
5. COVID-19: 37.3 per 100,000
6. Stroke: 28.1 per 100,000
7. Suicide: 22.6 per 100,000
8. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 20.8 per 100,000
9. Diabetes: 19.5 per 100,000
10. Kidney Disease: 13.2 per 100,000

There are several lifestyle factors and genetic factors that contribute to chronic disease. Data Indicators (listed below as a yellow I) highlight some of these influencers for each disease.