A new CDC study demonstrates that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to die from five leading causes than their urban counterparts (MMWR Surveill Summ 2017;66:1-8).
In 2014, many of these deaths among rural Americans could have been prevented, including 25,000 from heart disease, 19,000 from cancer, 12,000 from unintentional injuries, 11,000 from chronic lower respiratory disease and 4,000 from stroke. The percentages of deaths that were potentially preventable were higher in rural